New epilepsy research reveals brain wiring differences: Children with epilepsy have brains that are wired differently from those without the condition, a new study by our researchers has found. This new epilepsy research paves the way for improved treatment, specifically how different surgery techniques can treat children and young people with epilepsy. How epilepsy affects […]
August 02, 2022 | Causes, Education, Epilepsy, Epilepsy in children, Neurology, News, Research, Seizures, Technology
SEA ISLE CITY — One South Jersey teenager is making waves in building a statewide community for epilepsy. Paul’s Purple Warriors and the Epilepsy Services of New Jersey hosted their second annual Seize the Wave seminar Tuesday. The event takes young people with epilepsy into the ocean and teaches them how to surf in a […]
July 28, 2022 | Epilepsy, Epilepsy in children, Human Interest Epilepsy, Medicine, News, Seizures
EPTUNE, N.J. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – One little boy struggled with epilepsy since just after birth – at one point, having up to 50 seizures a day. Pediatric neurosurgeons mapped out a procedure that disrupted the brain signals triggering his seizures. Hydrocephalus is a condition where fluid builds in brain cavities, causing potentially damaging pressure on […]
July 19, 2022 | Childhood Epilepsy, Epilepsy, Epilepsy in children, Human Interest Epilepsy, Neurology, News, Parents, Research, Seizures, Surgery, Treatment
Schoolgirl Olivia, from Glasgow, has been left wheelchair-bound due to her childhood epilepsy. The mother of an eight-year-old girl who suffers 300 seizures a day says she has been ‘robbed of her childhood’. Olivia, from Glasgow, has Doose Syndrome, a severe form of childhood epilepsy. On her worst days the schoolgirl can suffer up to 300 […]
June 14, 2022 | Epilepsy, Epilepsy in children, Human Interest Epilepsy, News, Parents, Seizures
Genetic testing results in lower length of stay in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for infants with epilepsy, according to a study published in the journal Pediatric Neurology. The reduction in hospital stay time in babies with epilepsy who spent time in the NICU was not explained by changes in the severity of illness, birth […]
June 07, 2022 | Epilepsy, Epilepsy in children, Medicine, Neurology, News, Prevention, Research, Seizures, Technology
5 Things You Should Know about SUDEP 1. SUDEP is not well understood. SUDEP stands for “Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy”. It refers to deaths in people with epilepsy that are not from injury, drowning, or other known causes. Most, but not all, cases of SUDEP happen during or right after a seizure. Researchers do […]
June 06, 2022 | Epilepsy, Epilepsy in children, Featured Slider, News, Research, Seizures, SUDEP, Support
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