Neuroscience
Link between epilepsy and autism
A new UK study has shed light on the negative impact that epilepsy can have on autism in adult patients.
Oct 23, 2015
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Neuroscience
Implantable medical device for epilepsy
(Medical Xpress)—Physicians at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) Strong Epilepsy Center were involved in the recent approval of a new treatment for epilepsy. The implantable medical device – called the ...
Dec 3, 2013
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Genetics
One type of epilepsy traced to a mutation in a single person 800 years ago
A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in Australia and the U.K. has found evidence that suggests one type of epilepsy people carry today can be traced back to a mutation that occurred in a single person ...
Neuroscience
Monitoring epilepsy in the brain with a wireless system
A new system of wireless microelectrodes aims to detect the location of epilepsy in the brain with high precision. This technique, under development at EPFL, is much less invasive than the current method. It will allow patients ...
Feb 9, 2015
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Neuroscience
More than a third of patients do not respond to antiepileptics
(HealthDay)—More than one-third of patients with newly diagnosed epilepsy do not respond to treatment with antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), according to a study published online Dec. 26 in JAMA Neurology.
Dec 29, 2017
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Neuroscience
Brain connectivity can predict epilepsy surgery outcomes
A discovery from Case Western Reserve and Cleveland Clinic researchers could provide epilepsy patients invaluable advance guidance about their chances to improve symptoms through surgery.
Oct 30, 2013
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Neuroscience
Epileptic seizures can propagate using functional brain networks
The seizures that affect people with temporal-lobe epilepsy usually start in a region of the brain called the hippocampus. But they are often able to involve other areas outside the temporal lobe, propagating via anatomically ...
Apr 2, 2013
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Neuroscience
Epilepsy surgery may improve overall brain health
Epilepsy surgery may be associated with improvements to overall brain health, a study led by University of Liverpool researchers has found.
Aug 10, 2021
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Medical research
Unique brain channel combats epileptic seizures
Epilepsy, a chronic brain disorder that causes seizures, affects around 50 million people worldwide.
Dec 3, 2021
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Neuroscience
New neuroimaging method better identifies epileptic lesions
Epilepsy affects more than 65 million people worldwide. One-third of these patients have seizures that are not controlled by medications. In addition, one-third have brain lesions, the hallmark of the disease, which cannot ...
Oct 14, 2015
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