Status epilepticus, a prolonged, potentially life-threatening seizure, is epilepsy's most severe manifestation. Patients known to have refractory status epilepticus are more likely to need ICU care if initial treatment is ...
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Recurrent seizures are debilitating and can sometimes be fatal. The onset and presentation of seizures vary significantly among epilepsy patients. Of more than 25 categories of seizure presentations within epilepsy, those ...
Aug 2, 2023
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Shannon Guinard had finally booked an appointment with Johns Hopkins Medicine, and she wasn't going to let it go to waste.
Jul 19, 2023
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For Muslims, intermittent fasting is a highly valued religious practice. For Muslims with epilepsy, it can also improve seizure control. A 2020 study found that fasting during Ramadan significantly improved the frequency ...
Jul 13, 2023
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Seizures are like sudden electrical storms in the brain. Seizure disorders like epilepsy affect over 65 million people worldwide and can have profound effects on a person's quality of life, cognitive function and overall ...
Jul 13, 2023
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In people with epilepsy, seizure-alert dogs can smell small changes in body chemistry and warn of an impending seizure an hour or more before it occurs. Inspired by this feat of nature, a team of researchers has sniffed out ...
Jun 20, 2023
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Prior to being diagnosed with epilepsy, 5% of people with a type of epilepsy called focal epilepsy had a seizure while driving, according to a new study published in the June 7, 2023, online issue of Neurology.
Jun 7, 2023
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Northwestern Medicine investigators have shown that inhibiting a mutated gene can reduce seizure activity in adult-type diffuse gliomas, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
Jun 1, 2023
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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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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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