http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (Medical Xpress)—University of Bath researchers have found a previously undiscovered link between epileptic seizures and the signs of autism in adults. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-link-epilepsy-autism.html Neuroscience Thu, 16 May 2013 06:53:14 EST news287905983 (Medical Xpress)—The smooth operation of the brain requires a certain robustness to fluctuations in its home within the body. At the same time, its extraordinary power derives from an activity structure poised at criticality. In other words, it is highly responsive to many low-threshold events. When forced beyond its comfort zone in parameter space—its operating temperature, electrolytes, sugars, blood gas or even sensory input— the direct result is seizure, coma, or both. It would appear that anything rendered too hot or cold, too concentrated or scarce, precipitates seizure. In those genetically predisposed, or compromised by head trauma, the seizing tends toward full-blown epilepsy. A group in Hamburg, led by Michael Frotscher has been chipping away at the causes of common form a epilepsy, temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). Their latest research published in the journal, Cerebral Cortex, takes a closer at differentiated neurons in the dentate gryus of mouse hippocampus. Once thought to be completely immobilized by virtue of their broadly integrated dendritic trees, these neurons are now shown to become migratory once again in direct response to seizure activity. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-epilepsy-differentiated-neurons.html Neuroscience Fri, 29 Mar 2013 12:40:19 EST news283779586 UC Irvine neuroscientists have developed a way to stop epileptic seizures with fiber-optic light signals, heralding a novel opportunity to treat the most severe manifestations of the brain disorder. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-neuroscientists-fiber-optic-method-epileptic-seizures.html Neuroscience Thu, 24 Jan 2013 12:54:51 EST news278254478 (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)—Not all prolonged seizures permanently hurt children with epilepsy, according to preliminary findings from a long-term follow-up study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-children-seizures.html Neuroscience Mon, 03 Dec 2012 17:40:01 EST news273776129 Seizures during childhood fever are usually benign, but when prolonged, they can foreshadow an increased risk of epilepsy later in life. Now a study funded by the National Institutes of Health suggests that brain imaging and recordings of brain activity could help identify the children at highest risk. The study reveals that within days of a prolonged fever-related seizure, some children have signs of acute brain injury, abnormal brain anatomy, altered brain activity, or a combination. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-mri-eeg-children-epilepsy-febrile.html Neuroscience Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:00:06 EST news271517906 Scientists have discovered the first direct evidence that a biological mechanism long suspected in epilepsy is capable of triggering the brain seizures – opening the door for studies to seek improved treatments or even preventative therapies. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-scientists-biological-mechanism-trigger-epileptic.html Neuroscience Wed, 19 Sep 2012 12:00:01 EST news267273778 New research shows that human herpesviruses (HHV)-6B and HHV-7, commonly know as roseola virus), account for one third of febrile status epilepticus (FSE) cases. Results of the FEBSTAT prospective study now available in Epilepsia, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE), suggest that HHV-6B may be involved in the development of epilepsy and further research is urgently needed. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-childhood-virus-infection-linked-prolonged.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 14 Jun 2012 00:00:08 EST news258816114 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 (HealthDay) -- Uncontrollable temporal lobe epilepsy affected almost every major aspect of John Keener's life. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-drugs-surgery-epilepsy.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 06 Mar 2012 16:52:50 EST news250275162 Patients with epilepsy who underwent brain surgery soon after failing to respond to drug treatment, but who also continued to receive drug therapy, had a lower risk of seizures during the 2nd year of follow-up compared to patients who received drug treatment alone, according to a study in the March 7 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-surgery-failure-drug-treatment-epilepsy.html Neuroscience Tue, 06 Mar 2012 16:00:03 EST news250269056 Using state-of-the-art, 7 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology, University of Minnesota Medical School researchers may have uncovered a better approach to diagnosing epilepsy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-imaging-technique-approach-epilepsy.html Medical research Mon, 01 Aug 2011 12:20:04 EST news231417749 UC Irvine and French researchers have identified a central switch responsible for the transformation of healthy brain cells into epileptic ones, opening the way to both treat and prevent temporal lobe epilepsy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-master-adult-epilepsy.html Neuroscience Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:11:14 EST news228395434