Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Diamond implants could control epileptic seizures
For people with epilepsy, it's not just the severity of seizures that's a problem: their unpredictability also takes a psychological toll.
Jul 19, 2019
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News tagged with epileptic seizures
Medical research
Advancing epilepsy treatment
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have successfully prevented epileptic seizures in animal models by preemptively directing a low-frequency stimulus to the nerve fibers in the brain.
Jun 12, 2019
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Neuroscience
Strobe lighting at dance music festivals linked to tripling in epileptic fit risk
Strobe lighting at electronic dance music festivals may be linked to a tripling in the risk of epileptic fits in susceptible individuals, suggests research published in the online journal BMJ Open.
Jun 11, 2019
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Neuroscience
Research looks to halt stress-induced seizures
For the over one million Canadians living with traumatic brain injury, the likelihood of developing epilepsy increases significantly because of their injury. When faced with stress or anxiety, that likelihood increases even ...
May 17, 2019
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Genetics
Gene repair improves memory and seizures in adult autism model
A new study challenges the presumption that people born with developmental brain disorders such as severe autism will benefit from medical interventions only if treated during a narrow window in infancy or early childhood.
Apr 26, 2019
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Medical research
Trigger region found for absence epileptic seizures
Scientists have discovered a neurological origin for absence seizures—a type of seizure characterized by very short periods of lost consciousness in which people appear to stare blankly at nothing. Using a mouse model of ...
Apr 26, 2019
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Neuroscience
Breakthrough for children with serious epileptic seizures
Emergency medicine doctors now have a better way to treat severe epileptic seizures in children, thanks to a New Zealand-Australian study.
Apr 18, 2019
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Neuroscience
Our brains may ripple before remembering
A sound, a smell, a word can all flood our minds with memories of past experiences. In a study of epilepsy patients, researchers at the National Institutes of Health found that split seconds before we recall these events ...
Mar 18, 2019
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Neuroscience
Triangular relationship in the epileptic brain
When an epileptic seizure occurs in the brain, the nerve cells lose their usual pattern and fire in a very fast rhythm. The cause is a complex interplay of various factors. Scientists at the University of Bonn have now discovered ...
Feb 25, 2019
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Neuroscience
EEG helps scientists predict epileptic seizures minutes in advance
Elizabeth Delacruz can't crawl or toddle around like most youngsters nearing their second birthday.
Feb 20, 2019
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