A study at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, has found that epilepsy surgery is a safe, effective and low-risk procedure. Nevertheless, few Swedes have the operation, and those who are interested may have to wait a long time for presurgical counseling. The study at Sahlgrenska Academy was based on the Swedish National Epilepsy Surgery Register, […]
December 01, 2014 | Childhood Epilepsy, Education, Epilepsy, Medicine, Neurology, News, Research, Seizures, Support, Surgery, Technology, Treatment
UCLA neurophysicists have found that space-mapping neurons in the brain react differently to virtual reality than they do to real-world environments. Their findings could be significant for people who use virtual reality for gaming, military, commercial, scientific or other purposes. “The pattern of activity in a brain region involved in spatial learning in the virtual […]
November 26, 2014 | Childhood Epilepsy, Education, Epilepsy, Medicine, Neurology, News, Research, Seizures, Technology, Treatment
PRESS RELEASE: VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 24, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A new study from Orrin Devinsky, MD, of the New York University School of Medicine, suggests that Cannabidiol (CBD) may radically reduce seizures in patients with epilepsy. Dr. Devinsky administered cannabidiol to 23 patients with treatment-resistant epilepsy. Thirty-nine percent of the patients saw their […]
November 25, 2014 | Autism, Cannabis Derived Medicine, Childhood Epilepsy, Epilepsy, Medicine, Neurology, News, Research, Seizures, Surgery, Treatment
Houston-based Cyberonics officials Thursday said the company could begin selling a more innovative version of its VNS (Vagus Nerve Stimulator), nerve-stimulating device to treat epilepsy as early as next spring, pending federal approval. President and CEO Dan Moore told analysts during Cyberonics’ quarterly earnings call he is hopeful the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which […]
November 20, 2014 | Childhood Epilepsy, Epilepsy, Treatment
As the Founder of EpilepsyU I have been called in more times than I remember in my 21 years regarding “false” arrest issues and epilepsy. We also have spent many, many hours educating our police officers and first responders on epilepsy, what is is and what it isn’t. They have a tough job and they […]
November 20, 2014 | Education, Epilepsy
The Epilepsy Association of Central Florida, EpilepsyU and The Realm of Caring Florida present “Charlotte’s Web: A Consortium for Understanding Florida’s Compassionate Care Law” at Concorde Career Institute, Orlando Florida. Filmed November 15, 2014 Featuring: Chuck Carmen, Director, Epilepsy Association of Central Florida Dr. Ngoc Minh Le, Epileptologist, Pediatric Neurology, P.A. Paige Figi, Founder, Realm […]
November 20, 2014 | Cannabis Derived Medicine, Childhood Epilepsy, Education, Epilepsy, Family and Friends, Medicine, Neurology, News, Parents, Research, Seizures, Support, Treatment, Women and Epilepsy