http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (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 Michigan State University researchers, with the help of a groundbreaking medical device, are starting a clinical trial in Africa they hope will provide relief for the hundreds of thousands of children who survive cerebral malaria but are left stricken with epilepsy or other neurologic disorders. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-drug-reverse-scourge-cerebral-malaria.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 01 May 2012 14:40:01 EST news255101500 While epilepsy surgery is a safe and effective intervention for seizure control, medical therapy remains the more prominent treatment option for those with epilepsy. However, a new 26-year study reveals that following epilepsy surgery, nearly half of participants were free of disabling seizures and 80% reported better quality of life than before surgery. Findings from this study—the largest long-term study to date—are now available in Epilepsia, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-long-term-epilepsy-surgery-seizure-quality.html Surgery Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:10:44 EST news247810230 Treatment remains controversial for patients diagnosed with a low-risk, low-grade glioma (LGG) brain tumor. These patients have significantly better prognosis than patients diagnosed with more aggressive high-grade glioma, and their clinical care often involves ongoing observation for tumor changes with imaging studies. Because low-risk LGG are slow growing tumors, concerns about the potential adverse effects of early treatment on patients' neurocognitive function (NCF) and quality of life (QOL) may outweigh treatment benefits in patients who are frequently young and highly functional. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-rtog-treatment-strategies-patients-glioma.html Cancer Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:38:32 EST news243171501