Seizures can be predicted more than 30 minutes before onset in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy, opening the door to a therapy using electrodes that could be activated to prevent seizures from happening, according to new research from UTHealth Houston. The study, led by Sandipan Pati, MD, associate professor in the Department of Neurology with […]
March 08, 2023 | Epilepsy, Epilepsy in children, Medicine, Memory, Neurology, News, Research, Seizures, Technology
WHEN Deborah Leigh’s daughter was diagnosed with a rare condition causing seizures, she claims doctors told her it wouldn’t prove fatal. Yet, two years later, the devastated mum found her 25-year-old child, Helen, lifeless on the floor of her home. After a desperate attempt to perform CPR, Helen died. The phlebotomist from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, […]
March 01, 2023 | Epilepsy, Epilepsy in women, Human Interest Epilepsy, Medicine, Memory, PNES, SUDEP
These foods will help you maintain a healthy brain and may even prevent conditions like dementia. It’s not often that the brain thinks about itself and all that it does to keep us properly functioning. However, the reality is that it takes a lot of energy to think, move and go about our daily lives. […]
February 28, 2023 | Diet, Epilepsy, Memory, News
Epilepsy can impact physical and emotional well-being, but treatments can help. Epilepsy can severely affect your quality of life, and while there is no cure for epilepsy, there are interventions that can prevent symptoms, counteract side effects of medicines and control seizures. In other words, epilepsy doesn’t have to sideline you from the game of life. In […]
February 27, 2023 | Epilepsy, Medicine, Memory, Neurology, News, Prevention, Seizures, Technology, Treatment
A Neurological Condition That Causes Recurrent Seizures Epilepsy is a medical condition in which a person is predisposed to recurrent seizures. Seizures are brief episodes of involuntary movements and/or changes in consciousness that occur due to an alteration of brain activity. Epilepsy is caused by a variation in brain structure or function, which might be detected with […]
February 22, 2023 | Epilepsy, Epilepsy Syndromes, Human Interest Epilepsy, Ketogenic Diet, Medicine, Memory, Neurology, News, Seizures, SUDEP
Epilepsy is a neurological disorder that affects the electrical activity in the brain. Recurring seizures and sudden and temporary disruptions of normal brain function characterize it. Seizures can manifest in many ways, ranging from mild symptoms like blank staring and twitching to more severe convulsions that cause a loss of consciousness and physical control.. 2. […]
February 22, 2023 | Epilepsy, Ketogenic Diet, Medicine, Memory, Neurology, News, Prevention, Seizures
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