New research shows that in a mouse model of childhood absence epilepsy, brain activity is perturbed between seizures. The researchers speculate that this could underlie cognitive problems of the disease, which can persist ...
Sep 13, 2017
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As he was growing up, Paul Shaffer sometimes froze in his tracks and felt like he was walking away from his body.
Sep 11, 2017
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(HealthDay)—Women on antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) during pregnancy for epilepsy or other indications are at increased risk of giving birth to premature and small-for-gestational-age (SGA) infants, according to a study published ...
Sep 11, 2017
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Fever is the most common trigger for seizures in children between 5 months and 6 years of age. But the underlying cause is not always clear.
Sep 7, 2017
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For patients with a common type of epilepsy known as temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), the only treatment choices are anti-seizure drugs or surgery to remove the focus of the seizures in part of the brain known as the hippocampus.
Aug 21, 2017
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(HealthDay)—More Americans than ever are living with epilepsy, federal health officials reported Thursday.
Aug 10, 2017
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Because of genetic testing, Orion Maynard's parents knew the cause of his epilepsy weeks after he was born. The results influenced his treatment, qualified him for immediate intervention services and led to the discovery ...
Aug 3, 2017
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What if you fell off your bicycle today and ten years later you developed epilepsy? Relationships like this might appear far-fetched but are entirely possible, say Freiburg researchers. Using the latest MRI scanning procedures, ...
Aug 3, 2017
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Chicago...A study published in JAMA Pediatrics supports the use of genetic testing, especially with sequencing, as first-line diagnostic method for young children with seizures. Specific genetic factors were found to be the ...
Jul 31, 2017
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The number of available anti-seizure medications has exploded in the past two decades, going from just a handful of medicines available in the 1990s to more than 20 now. Once the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves ...
Jul 19, 2017
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