http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. One case of a rare, degenerative brain disease has been confirmed in British Columbia's Fraser Valley, and a health official says two other cases are now suspected. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-case-rare-brain-disease-bc.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sat, 15 Jun 2013 04:44:31 EST news290490260 New techniques in imaging of brain activity developed by Jean Gotman, from McGill University's Montreal Neurological Institute, and his colleagues lead to improved treatment of patients suffering from epilepsy. The combination of electroencephalogram (EEG) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) leads to more precise localization of the areas generating epileptic seizures, giving neurosurgeons a better understanding of the optimal ways of intervention, if appropriate. These results were presented at the 2013 Canadian Neuroscience Meeting, the annual meeting of the Canadian Association for Neuroscience - Association Canadienne des Neurosciences (CAN-ACN). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-imaging-techniques-patients-epilepsy.html Neuroscience Thu, 23 May 2013 09:44:21 EST news288521045 Electroencephalogram (EEG), which measures and records electrical activity in the brain, is a quick and efficient way of determining whether seizures are the cause of altered mental status (AMS) and spells, according to a study by scientists at the University of California, San Francisco. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-eeg-seizures-hospital-patients.html Neuroscience Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:02 EST news283541870 (Medical Xpress)—A new study conducted by monitoring the brain waves of sleeping adolescents has found that remarkable changes occur in the brain as it prunes away neuronal connections and makes the major transition from childhood to adulthood. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-reveals-adolescent-brain-transition-mature.html Neuroscience Tue, 19 Mar 2013 09:51:26 EST news282905473 Since the mid-1800s, doctors have used drugs to induce general anesthesia in patients undergoing surgery. Despite their widespread use, little is known about how these drugs create such a profound loss of consciousness. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-brain-regains-consciousness-video.html Neuroscience Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:40:24 EST news281637617 (HealthDay)—Acute symptomatic seizures occur in about half of pediatric patients with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) and are often a presenting symptom, according to a study published online Feb. 7 in JAMA Neurology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-seizures-peds-patients-intracranial-hemorrhage.html Neuroscience Fri, 08 Feb 2013 14:20:01 EST news279552986 (Medical Xpress)—The electroencephalogram (EEG) for human uses has been around since 1924. Small metal discs placed along the scalp measure electrical activity in the human brain, important in diagnosing or evaluating epilepsy, sleep disorders and other conditions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-epilepsy-diagnosis-life-threatening-seizures.html Neuroscience Fri, 21 Dec 2012 07:20:07 EST news275295046 The cortical mechanisms governing speech are not well understood because it is extremely challenging to measure the activity of the brain in action, that is, during speech production. Researchers in Japan have found modulation of mu-rhythms in the cortex related to speech production. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-mu-rhythm-brain-neural-mechanism-speech.html Neuroscience Wed, 05 Dec 2012 06:51:20 EST news273912667 A Loyola University Medical Center neurologist is reporting surprising results of a study of patients who experience both epileptic and non-epileptic seizures. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-results-non-epileptic-seizures.html Neuroscience Sun, 02 Dec 2012 17:00:01 EST news273670104 (Medical Xpress)—Like a melody that keeps playing in your head even after the music stops, researchers at the University of Illinois's Beckman Institute have shown that the beat goes on when it comes to the human visual system. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-brain-visual-entrained-future-events.html Neuroscience Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:33:54 EST news265383222 (Medical Xpress) -- A new study from The University of Queensland shows monitoring the brain of stroke patients using Quantitative EEG (QEEG) studies could inform treatments and therefore, minimising brain damage of stroke victims. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-global-brain-minimised.html Neuroscience Mon, 13 Aug 2012 04:30:01 EST news264049683 A Cleveland Clinic study has detected significant changes in the electroencephalogram (EEG) brain activity patterns of patients receiving chemotherapy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-chemobrain-eeg.html Cancer Mon, 04 Jun 2012 10:50:37 EST news258025809 During childhood and adolescence, children develop the ability to remember not only past events but the origin of those memories. For example, someone may remember meeting a particular person and the context in which he or she met that person. New research from Germany has found that the ability to remember the origin of memories is a relatively long process that matures during adolescence but isn't fully developed until adulthood. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-ability-memories-fully-youths.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 30 Aug 2011 03:47:49 EST news233894854 (PhysOrg.com) -- In a new study published in Science, researchers from the University of Liege in Belgium, led by Dr. Melanie Boly, share the discovery of a new test that could aid physicians in differentiating between vegetative and minimally conscious states in patients with brain damage. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-distinguish-vegetative-minimally-conscious-state.html Neuroscience Fri, 13 May 2011 13:19:15 EST news224511523