http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Researchers at the University Department of Neurology at the MedUni Vienna have identified a gene behind an epilepsy syndrome, which could also play an important role in other idiopathic (genetically caused) epilepsies. With the so-called "next generation sequencing", with which genetic changes can be identified within a few days, it was ascertained that the CNTN2 gene is defective in this type of epilepsy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-discovery-genetic-defect-triggers-epilepsy.html Neuroscience Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:00:01 EST news285410882 A retrospective study of patients who had in-hospital electroencephalography (EEG) has established that EEG is a valuable tool that could be deployed more widely to identify treatable causes of impaired consciousness in the hospital setting. The study is published in the April issue of the Mayo Clinic Proceedings. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-electroencephalography-underused-tool-hospitals.html Neuroscience Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:24:08 EST news284037840 Peer support groups show promise for combating the debilitating stigma that surrounds epilepsy in much of the developing world, according to a new study led by a Michigan State University medical student. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-peer-epilepsy.html Neuroscience Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:12:30 EST news282219142 In the din of a crowded room, paying attention to just one speaker's voice can be challenging. Research in the March 6 issue of the Cell Press journal Neuron demonstrates how the brain hones in on one speaker to solve this "Cocktail Party Problem." http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-cocktail-party-problem-focus-speaker.html Neuroscience Wed, 06 Mar 2013 12:00:08 EST news281792854 For years, neurologist William Young of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital's Headache Center has heard his patients say how bad they felt when other people did not take their migraines seriously. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-probes-stigma-migraine.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 18 Feb 2013 10:55:22 EST news280407305 Have you ever experienced a sudden feeling of familiarity while in a completely new place? Or the feeling you've had the exact same conversation with someone before? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-deja-vu.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 11 Jan 2013 07:54:50 EST news277113274 New research reveals a shared genetic susceptibility to epilepsy and migraine. Findings published in Epilepsia, a journal of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE), indicate that having a strong family history of seizure disorders increases the chance of having migraine with aura (MA). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-family-genetic-link-epilepsy-migraine.html Neuroscience Mon, 07 Jan 2013 00:00:02 EST news276686086 (HealthDay)—There is a significant difference in the brain's response to stress among patients with epilepsy who believe stress is an important factor in seizure control compared to those who do not, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Epilepsy Society, held from Nov. 30 to Dec. 4 in San Diego. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-aes-brain-stress-response-differs.html Neuroscience Tue, 04 Dec 2012 17:20:03 EST news273861547 (HealthDay)—Scientists have long thought that stress plays a role in epileptic seizures, and new evidence suggests that epilepsy patients who believe this is the case experience a different brain response when faced with a nerve-wracking situation. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-link-stress-epileptic-seizures.html Neuroscience Tue, 04 Dec 2012 12:40:02 EST news273845725 (HealthDay)—Many American doctors lack knowledge about the proper diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy in children, according to a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-doctors-dont-kids-epilepsy.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 03 Dec 2012 18:00:01 EST news273776149 (HealthDay)—Besides helping to boost mood, antidepressants may also reduce seizure frequency for people with epilepsy, a new study suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-antidepressants-seizures-people-epilepsy.html Medications Mon, 03 Dec 2012 17:20:02 EST news273776098 With the help of data collected from intracranial electrodes implanted on epilepsy patients, researchers in Drexel's School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems are getting a rare look inside the brain in hopes of discovering the exact pattern of activity that produces a memory. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-memories-explore-anatomy-recollection.html Neuroscience Thu, 08 Nov 2012 13:14:40 EST news271602863 (Medical Xpress)—A team of University of Minnesota biomedical engineers and researchers from Mayo Clinic published a groundbreaking study today that outlines how a new type of non-invasive brain scan taken immediately after a seizure gives additional insight into possible causes and treatments for epilepsy patients. The new findings could specifically benefit millions of people who are unable to control their epilepsy with medication. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-university-minnesota-non-invasive-method-epilepsy.html Medical research Fri, 24 Aug 2012 12:32:18 EST news265030314 (Medical Xpress) -- Scientists have unraveled how our brain cells encode the pronunciation of individual vowels in speech. The discovery could lead to new technology that verbalizes the unspoken words of people paralyzed by injury or disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-uncovers-brain-code-pronouncing-vowels.html Neuroscience Tue, 21 Aug 2012 13:14:52 EST news264773667 (Medical Xpress) -- New research has shed light on the high risk of fractures, falls, and osteoporosis among epilepsy patients using antiepileptic drugs with most patients unaware of the risks associated with taking the drugs. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-epilepsy-drugs-fractures-falls.html Neuroscience Thu, 28 Jun 2012 05:51:37 EST news260081477 Researchers have long been interested in discovering the ways that human brains represent thoughts through a complex interplay of elec-trical signals. Recent improvements in brain recording and statistical methods have given researchers unprecedented insight into the physical processes under-lying thoughts. For example, researchers have begun to show that it is possible to use brain recordings to reconstruct aspects of an image or movie clip someone is viewing, a sound someone is hearing or even the text someone is reading. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-neural-fingerprints-memory-associations.html Neuroscience Tue, 26 Jun 2012 17:00:11 EST news259944412 New research confirms that childhood onset temporal lobe epilepsy has a significant impact on brain aging. Study findings published in Epilepsia, a peer-reviewed journal of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE), show age-accelerated ventricular expansion outside the normal range in this patient population. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-aging-brain-abnormalities-childhood-onset.html Neuroscience Mon, 02 Apr 2012 04:37:48 EST news252560253 Treatment for epilepsy typically focuses on medication, with some patients spending 20 years or more on a variety of drugs in search of effective management of the condition. But a UC Health neurologist says that for many epilepsy patients, surgery can result in a seizure-free lifestyle. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-surgery-safe-effective-option-epilepsy.html Surgery Fri, 23 Mar 2012 07:12:30 EST news251705534 Ever gone to the movies and forgotten where you parked the car? New UCLA research may one day help you improve your memory. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-scientists-memory-key-site-brain.html Neuroscience Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:24:37 EST news247944267 New research reveals that patients with epilepsy who were treated for extended periods with older generation antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) may be at increased risk for developing atherosclerosis, a common disorder known as hardening of the arteries. According to the findings now available in Epilepsia, the journal of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE), the vascular risk is significantly associated with the duration of AED monotherapy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-vascular-linked-long-term-antiepileptic-drug.html Cardiology Tue, 15 Nov 2011 04:10:03 EST news240551375 Researchers from Taiwan have confirmed a bidirectional relation between schizophrenia and epilepsy. The study published today in Epilepsia, a journal of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE), reports that patients with epilepsy were nearly 8 times more likely to develop schizophrenia and those with schizophrenia were close to 6 times more likely to develop epilepsy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-bidirectional-relationship-schizophrenia-epilepsy.html Medical research Mon, 19 Sep 2011 03:13:30 EST news235620802 New research published Online First in The Lancet Neurology, has found that epilepsy patients who receive additional treatment with antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) have about a seven times lower risk of dying from a sudden unexpected death—the most common cause of death in epilepsy patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-adjunctive-antiepileptic-drug-treatment-dying.html Neuroscience Sun, 18 Sep 2011 18:40:01 EST news235570519 After suffering from uncontrollable epileptic seizures for more than 15 years, a new laser therapy has given a 48-year-old Houston-area woman a life without seizures. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-laser-thermal-therapy-patients-seizures.html Medical research Tue, 09 Aug 2011 10:30:07 EST news232102821 New research focusing on high-frequency oscillations, termed ripples and fast ripples, recorded by intracranial electroencephalography (EEG), may provide an important marker for the localization of the brain region responsible for seizure activity. According to the study now available in Epilepsia, a journal of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE), the resection of brain regions containing fast ripples, along with the visually-identified seizure-onset zone, may achieve a good seizure outcome in pediatric epilepsy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-fast-ripples-valuable-biomarker-area.html Medical research Fri, 29 Jul 2011 03:29:32 EST news231128959 An existing anti-seizure drug improves memory and brain function in adults with a form of cognitive impairment that often leads to full-blown Alzheimer's disease, a Johns Hopkins University study has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-drug-brain-function-condition-alzheimer.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 20 Jul 2011 09:57:45 EST news230374607