Antiseizure Medication Dosing Strategy During Pregnancy and Early Postpartum in Women With Epilepsy in MONEAD. Pennell PB, Li D, Kerr WT, Pack AM, French J, Gerard E, Birnbaum AK, McFarlane KN, Meador KJ; MONEAD Study Group. Neurology. 2026 Jan 27;106(2):e214483. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000214483. Epub 2025 Dec 29.  

Pregnancy outcomes and changes to seizure frequency during pregnancy for patients with functional seizures

Catherine CRK, Waters JFR, Urban A, Kerr WT. Epilepsy & Behavior. 2025 Oct;171:110501. This retrospective study examined the frequency of functional seizures (FS) during pregnancy, documented pregnancy outcomes, and associated maternal and neonatal complications. The analysis found that FS often worsened or started during pregnancy and highlighted the importance of prompt diagnosis and multidisciplinary management 

Women’s Issues and Female-specific Factors in Functional Neurological Disorder

Seminars in Neurology. 2025 Dec 23. Boylan K., Spagnolo P., O’Neal M. A. This article reviews important considerations for functional neurological disorder (FND), including sex differences, gender-related factors, comorbidities, hormonal/reproductive considerations, and future research directions. 

The Intersection of Menopause and Epilepsy: A Review of Current Knowledge and Gaps

Authors: Paula E. Voinescu, Kelsey M. Smith, Thazin Latt, Modhi Alkhaldi, Preeti Puntambekar, Katherine Zarroli, Emily Pegg, Barbara Decker, Anumeha S. Sheth, Kelly R. Conner, Gloria Ortiz-Guerrero, Isha Snehal, Leah Blank, Rebecca Bromley, Jennifer Cavitt, Suparna R. Krishnaiengar, Temenuzhka Mihaylova, Debra Moore-Hill, Anna Norton, Esther Bui, Lata Vadlamudi.  Journal: EMJ Neurology (European Medical Journal Neurology), August 2025.  Type: Peer-reviewed review article on the clinical and physiological interplay between menopause and epilepsy, summarizing existing evidence and outlining knowledge gaps for future research.

Editor’s Pick: Precision Medicine in Neurology: Advancing Care for Female Patients

Authors: Vanessa Carvalho, Katarina Rukavina, Barbara Mostacci, Addie M. Peretz, Michele Romoli, Mar Tintoré, Mafalda Soares, Maria Teresa Ferretti, Gennarina Arabia, Marianne De Visser, Elena Moro, et al., Esther Bui (among others)
Journal: EMJ Neurology, August 2025 Type: Peer-reviewed expert review highlighting how sex- and gender-specific considerations can be incorporated into precision medicine approaches across neurological diseases, with emphasis on conditions like epilepsy, migraine, stroke, multiple sclerosis, and neurodegenerative disorders.

Opinion & Special Articles: Beyond Pronouns-Educating Trainees on the Impact of Language on Gender Inclusivity in Neurologic Practice. Neurology. 2025 Jan 28;104(2):e210289. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000210289.

Tsai W, Chen J, Pikula A, Johnson EL, Rosendale N, Bove R, L'Erario ZP, Bui E.  

Navigating the life stage after stroke: From Life 2.0 to stroke prevention models of care — A qualitative exploration of younger and middle-aged adult stroke patients’ experiences and recommendations

Authors: Sarah Ibrahim, Danielle D’Amico, Lindsey Zhang, Syeda Hashmi, Angela Verven, Sharon Ng, Troy Francis, Aleksandra Stanimirovic, Jasper R. Senff, Sanjula Singh, Jonathan Rosand, Leanne K. Casaubon, Keithan Sivakumar, Valeria Rac, Aleksandra Pikula
Journal: Qualitative Research in Medicine & Healthcare
Volume/Issue: 9(2)  Article number: 100017  Published online: 29 July 2025  DOI: 10.1016/j.qrmh.2025.100017.  This qualitative research article explores stroke patients’ experiences and perspectives on care, recovery, and recommendations for improved stroke prevention and support models.

Lifestyle Knowledge and Behavior Among Stroke and High-Risk Younger Adult Patients Through Sex, Age and Stroke Status Differences: A Cross-Sectional Study. 

Ibrahim S, Senff JR, Francis T, Stanimirovic A, Ng S, Zhang L, Ravi A, Casaubon LK, Sivakumar K, Rosand J, Singh S, Rac VE, Pikula A. 

Am J Lifestyle Med. 2025 May 23:15598276251343016.  

The Road to Remyelination in Multiple Sclerosis: Breakthroughs, Challenges, and Considerations for Future Trial Design.

Drugs. 2025;85:1337–1362. Zuroff L., Farkhondeh V., Bove R. et al.

This article reviews advances in remyelination strategies and considerations for future clinical trial design in multiple sclerosis. 

Association of Menopause With Functional Outcomes and Disease Biomarkers in Women With Multiple Sclerosis. 

Silverman HE, Bostrom A, Nylander AN, Akula A, Lazar AA, Gomez R, Santaniello A, Renschen A, Harms MM, Cooper TP, Lincoln R, Poole S, Abdelhak A, Henry RG, Oksenberg J, Hauser SL, Cree BAC, Bove R. 

Neurology. 2025 Jan 28;104(2):e210228. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000210228.  

A retrospective cohort study to evaluate the effectiveness and safety profile of occipital nerve blocks in the treatment of migraine during pregnancy.  Headache. 2025 Jul 7.

Smirnoff L, Moskatel L, Shaw B, He Z, Peretz A.
This study evaluated occipital nerve blocks for treating migraine in pregnancy and is published online ahead of print. Pain Research Forum

Review of and Treatment Considerations for Migraine in Pregnancy and Postpartum.
Current Obstetrics and Gynecology Reports. 2025 Oct 23.

Arathi Nandyala & Addie Peretz
A peer-reviewed narrative review on migraine management during pregnancy and postpartum. Springer Link

Postpartum Depression in Patients with Chronic Migraine: A Retrospective, Observational Analysis.

Linfield R.H., Peretz A.M., Moskatel L.S.
Journal of Women’s Health (2002). 2025 (online/in-press).

Teaching NeuroImage: A Case of GFAP and MOGAD Overlap Encephalitis Mimicking Infectious Meningoencephalitis.
Neurology. 2025 Mar 25.

Tong Jia D., Graham EL.
A peer-reviewed case report/clinical image in Neurology highlighting overlap immune-mediated encephalitis. doximity.com

Response to therapy in a cohort of patients with late-onset multiple sclerosis.

Ahmad S., Graham EL, Lancki N., et al.
Multiple Sclerosis Journal — Experimental, Translational and Clinical. 2025 Jul 29.
A clinical study on MS treatment responses in late-onset patients.

Fertility treatments and stroke: a scoping review. 

Moores G, Zhang L, Bui E, Pikula A. 

BMJ Open. 2025 Jul 7;15(7):e095199. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-095199. 

Stroke Prevention in Pregnancy and Postpartum in Patients With Patent Foramen Ovale
Grace B Russo, Stephanie E Purisch, Malamo E Countouris, Lynn M Yee, Imo J Akpan, Robert J Sommer, Eliza C. Miller
JACC: Advances. 2025 Sep;4(9):102098.  A review of strategies for mitigating primary and secondary stroke risk in pregnant patients with patent foramen ovale (PFO). PubMed

Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes and Cognitive Change in Older Women. Harrington LB, Tom SE, Krakauer C, Wartko PD, Chau K, Muiruri R, Micks E, McEvoy LK, LaCroix AZ, Miller EC. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2025 Sep 29. doi: 10.1177/15409996251383009.  

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and neuroimaging markers of dementia risk: A pilot study. Alshikho MJ, Haghighi N, Ravi R, Solomon VA, Rangel E, Pyne JD, Bista KC, Chang JF, Lippert RV, Cotton-Samuel D, Cedano S, De La Cruz Vasquez N, Haro CA, Chiu J, Chen YJ, Reddy U, McNeil B, Pemberton VL, Yee LM, Parrish T, Brickman AM, Miller EC. Pregnancy (Hoboken). 2025 May;1(3):e70020. doi: 10.1002/pmf2.70020. Epub 2025 Apr 24.  

Increased Blood Pressure Variability Is Associated With More Time Outside Personalized Limits of Cerebral Autoregulation in Postpartum Preeclampsia
Michael Kirschner, Helen Woolcock Martinez, Noora Haghighi, Whitney A Booker, Randolph Marshall, Natalie A Bello, Eliza C. Miller
Neurocritical Care. 2025 Dec;43(3):853-863.
Observational study linking blood pressure variability with cerebral autoregulatory limits in postpartum preeclampsia. PubMed

Aggregated Postpartum Cerebral Autoregulatory Curves in Normotensive and Preeclampsia Groups
Helen Woolcock, Maria Katsidoniotaki, Leonidas Taliadouros Meng, Noora Haghighi, Anne-Sophie van Wingerden, Whitney A Booker, Natalie A Bello, Randolph S Marshall, Eliza C. Miller
Physiological Measurement. 2025 Sep 17;46(9):09NT01.
Observational analysis of cerebral autoregulation postpartum with and without preeclampsia.

Cenobamate and Pregnancy: A Single Level 4 Epilepsy Center Experience

Jimenez A, Toghramadjian I, Okafor C, Hanin A, Zhou X, Dorotan M, Nuthalapati P, Sakya S, Hirsch L, Altalib H, Lazorwitz A.

Epilepsy & Behavior. 2025;169:110440. A multicenter retrospective study on cenobamate use in pregnancy at a high-level epilepsy center. 

Epilepsy & Behavior Reports. 2025 Oct;32:100832.
Inoue R., Weinandy E., Maturu S., Khandker N.

Case report describing use of the Modified Atkins Diet in pregnancy for refractory idiopathic generalized epilepsy, highlighting long-term seizure freedom in pregnancy and implications for diet therapy in epilepsy care.