Neuroscience
For epilepsy sufferers, cutting-edge technology offers early alerts of seizures
People with epilepsy could soon get a one-minute warning of an impending seizure with the help of a new medical device.
May 18, 2023
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Epilepsy
Neuroscience
New study shows key role of synaptic plasticity in modulating brain function in patients with epilepsy
The mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of epilepsy, a neurological disorder characterized by excessive electrical activity in the brain, remain unknown. Now, using a novel radiotracer ([11C]K-2, the first technology to ...
May 18, 2023
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Neuroscience
How epilepsy surgery is curing more seizures
More than ever before, people with epilepsy are living normal lives. The key is to get treatment, typically a medication, for seizures—the unpredictable disruptions in the brain's electrical system that are the hallmark ...
May 9, 2023
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Medications
Epilepsy medicine during pregnancy associated with increased risk of psychiatric disorders in children
Some types of epilepsy medicine taken during pregnancy are associated with an increased risk of severe psychiatric disorders in children.
May 4, 2023
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Medications
New insights on how ketamine can lessen symptoms of depression but also cause dissociative side effects
Ketamine is useful for treating depression, but unfortunately, it can cause dissociative symptoms—such as having an out-of-body experience or feeling emotionally numb.
May 2, 2023
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Genetics
Study identifies genetic mutations that contribute to adult epilepsy
Epilepsy affects approximately 1-in-26 people and the most common form, known as temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), often cannot be adequately treated with anti-seizure medications. Patients with this form of epilepsy may require ...
May 1, 2023
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Genetics
Brain diseases are better classified using analysis of gene activity, shows study
Research led by Yashar Zeighami at McGill University, Canada, provides a new way to characterize brain diseases. The study, published in the open access journal PLOS Biology on April 20 shows that comparing the transcriptomes ...
Apr 20, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
For people with epilepsy, neighborhood may be tied to memory, mental health
People with epilepsy living in disadvantaged neighborhoods—areas with higher poverty levels and fewer educational and employment opportunities—may be more likely to have memory, thinking, and mental health problems compared ...
Apr 19, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers find connections in the brain involved in epileptic seizures
Researchers at the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology have discovered a network of connections in the brain linked to seizures in people with epilepsy.
Apr 17, 2023
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Neuroscience
Neurosurgeon seeks to better understand epilepsy using math and music
When Taufik Valiante was a child, his baseball coach's son passed away from severe epilepsy.
Mar 27, 2023
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