Publications by authors named "Michael Farkash"
In the last few months the world has witnessed a global pandemic due to severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection causing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Obviously, this pandemic affected individuals differently, with a significant impact on populations considered to be at high-risk. One such population, was assumed to be patients with primary genetic defect involving components or pathways of the immune system.
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- The study examines whether the standard three minutes of hyperventilation in EEG tests for children with absence epilepsy is necessary to trigger seizures.
- Researchers analyzed EEG records from 62 children and found that the average time to the first seizure was only 52 seconds, with most seizures occurring within 90 seconds.
- The results indicate that current guidelines may be excessive, suggesting less hyperventilation time could reduce discomfort for children while still effectively identifying seizures, prompting the need for more research on optimal durations.