Epilepsy

Shorter Epilepsy Duration ‘Linked With Better Surgical Outcomes’

Source: Epilepsy Research UK People who have lived with temporal lobe epilepsy for only a short time might achieve better post-surgical outcomes than those with longer disease durations, according...

Study: Neurologists’ Focus on Face-to-Face Time with Patients Undervalued by Medicare

MINNEAPOLIS – Most neurologists provide face-to-face care of neurology patients, many of whom have complex condition such as Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy and Parksinson’s disease – diseases that r...

Discovering the Relationship Between Autism and Epilepsy

Source: Medical Xpress Researchers at the University of Veracruz (UV), in the west coast of Mexico, have studied the neurobiological link between autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and epilepsy in ord...

Scientist find Possible Cause From Sudden Death Epilepsy.

Source: Science Mag Sudden death, a mysterious and devastating outcome of epilepsy, could result from a brain stem shutdown following a seizure, researchers report today in Science Translational M...

Shelter Surprise Nevada County Woman’s New Dog Knows Life Saving Trick

Shelter Surprise Nevada County Woman’s New Dog Knows Life Saving Trick from HD2 A woman who wanted a shelter dog as a companion for herself and her son instead got much more than that.The pit bu...

Blood Pressure Drug May Protect Brain From Seizures

In an early clinical trial in 2012, the blood pressure drug bumetanide appeared to ease autism symptoms. Some researchers were skeptical, however. How could a diuretic influence such a complex brai...

Epilepsy Patients Cured by Advanced Surgery Using Laser

Source: Mizo News Three patients, including a four-year-old, suffering from uncontrolled epilepsy successfully underwent an advanced minimally invasive technique using laser at the AIIMS, doctors ...

Kenya: One Million Kenyans Suffer From Epileptic Seizures

Source: AllAfrica.com More than 75 percent of epilepsy patients are below the age of 20. The chairman of the National Epilepsy Coordination Committee Prof Paul Kioyi says the disease has affected...

Epilepsy Drug Could Protect Eyesight of MS Patients

Source: Medical News Today Sometimes solutions can seem to come from the unlikeliest of places. In this case, researchers have found that a drug commonly taken to prevent seizures in people with e...

Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure Detection System Shows Promise

Source: Neurology Advisor New data concluded that in addition to providing physicians with useful data, the Brain Sentinel Seizure Detection and Warning System identified generalized tonic-clonic ...