News tagged with abnormal electrical activity


FDA warning against high dose antidepressant prescription may be unwarranted, study finds

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's warning that high doses of the antidepressant citalopram can cause potentially serious abnormal heart rhythms might be doing more harm than good.

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 03, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Implanted device predicts epilepsy seizures in humans

For the first time, a small device implanted in the brain has accurately predicted the onset of seizures in some adults who have epilepsy that doesn't respond to drugs, according to a small proof-of-concept study published ...

Neuroscience created May 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

FDA panel backs brain stimulator for epilepsy

(HealthDay News) - A U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel has unanimously backed a device that lowers the rate of seizures among people with epilepsy.

Neuroscience created Feb 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

FDA panel to consider brain stimulator for epilepsy

(HealthDay News) - A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel will weigh on Friday the merits of a new therapy for some people with epilepsy who have seizures that don't respond to medication.

Neuroscience created Feb 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Study clarifies antidepressant contribution to arrhythmia risk

A 2011 warning from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration about the popular antidepressant citalopram (Celexa) left many patients and physicians with more questions than answers. Now an analysis of the medical records of ...

Medications created Jan 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers identify new target for common heart condition

Researchers have found new evidence that metabolic stress can increase the onset of atrial arrhythmias, such as atrial fibrillation (AF), a common heart condition that causes an irregular and often abnormally fast heart rate. ...

Cardiology created Jan 08, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Research sheds light on debilitating stomach condition

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers from the Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI) have accurately mapped the patterns of abnormal gastric electrical activity that occurs during gastroparesis, a debilitating stomach condition.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Dangerous dreaming: Sleep specialist says rem behavior disorder likely underreported

(Medical Xpress)—A troubling sleep disorder that causes sleepers to physically act out their dreams by kicking, screaming or falling out of bed may be more common than reported, according to Loyola University Medical Center ...

Health created Sep 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

First study of heart 'maps' for kids could help correct rapid rhythms

The first study of a procedure to make three-dimensional "maps" of electrical signals in children's hearts could help cardiologists correct rapid heart rhythms in young patients, according to new research presented at the ...

Cardiology created Jul 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

FDA adds more warnings to antidepressant's label

(HealthDay) -- In a follow-up to a warning that high doses of the popular antidepressant Celexa can cause potentially fatal abnormal heart rhythms, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued new dosing ...

Medications created Mar 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research links circadian rhythms to sudden cardiac death

A fundamental discovery reported in the March 1st issue of the journal Nature, uncovers the first molecular evidence linking the body's natural circadian rhythms to sudden cardiac death (SCD). Ventricular arrhythmias, or abn ...

Cardiology created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast