Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological diseases in the world, afflicting more than 50 million people. While most forms can be treated with therapeutics, patients with drug-resistant epilepsy often require surgery ...
Dec 5, 2024
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More than 100 locations nationwide are participating in new clinical trials for a drug that shows promise for treating epileptic seizures among patients for whom other medications do not work.
Nov 29, 2024
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A new method to profile gene activity in the living human brain has been developed by researchers at FutureNeuro, the Research Ireland Center for Translational Brain Science and RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, ...
Nov 25, 2024
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The prevalence of suicide is higher among those with epilepsy compared with the general population, according to a study published in the journal Epilepsy & Behavior.
Nov 20, 2024
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Tottori University researchers in Japan have linked maternal psychological distress during pregnancy to an increased risk of epilepsy in children.
The Finnish epilepsy care pathway has been published in Epilepsia Open. This Finnish model for epilepsy care provides a streamlined, multidisciplinary approach to the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy, and combines modern ...
Nov 12, 2024
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Using deep brain stimulation techniques, neuroscientists at Mayo Clinic are looking for early signals in the brain to help stop seizures. In their biomarker discovery initiative, a team of researchers is assessing how different ...
Nov 12, 2024
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Epilepsy is a common but complex neurological disorder that impacts millions of people worldwide. It occurs when groups of neurons in the brain send abnormal signals, leading to seizures. These seizures, which come in various ...
Nov 11, 2024
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Researchers from 15 countries, led by Amsterdam UMC, have developed a way to predict which patients are at risk of epilepsy after a cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVT).
Oct 21, 2024
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In people with epilepsy, progression of retinal neuroaxonal loss is detectable at short-term follow-up, according to a study published online Oct. 9 in Epilepsia.
Oct 17, 2024
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