Category: "Neurology"

Stomach sleepers with epilepsy are at a higher risk of sudden death

Stomach sleepers with epilepsy are at a higher risk of sudden death

Epileptics who sleep on their stomachs may be at a higher risk of an unexpected, sudden death, says the American Academy of Neurology. Epilepsy is a brain disorder characterized by seizures. People with epilepsy who experience tonic clonic seizures (formally called grand mal seizures) that affect the whole brain are more likely to die suddenly […]

Epilepsy Facts and Statistics: What You Need to Know

Epilepsy Facts and Statistics: What You Need to Know

Prevalence, Risks, and Survival Epilepsy is a neurological condition that causes recurrent seizures (uncontrolled electrical activity in the brain). There are many types and causes of epilepsy, including brain damage and genetic brain diseases. Epilepsy can be treated with medications or other interventions to help prevent seizures from occurring, and there are some ways to reduce the risk of epilepsy. […]

Vital Signs: What causes epilepsy, and what treatments are available?

Vital Signs: What causes epilepsy, and what treatments are available?

About 3.4 million Americans — including about 470,000 children — have epilepsy, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. People with epilepsy have spontaneous seizures, which are like an electrical thunderstorm in the brain. Causes and symptoms Causes of epilepsy include brain injuries, infections, tumors and stroke. And while it has long been suspected […]

Cost of brand-name epilepsy drugs nearly triples in 8 years, study says

Cost of brand-name epilepsy drugs nearly triples in 8 years, study says

Amid the challenges already faced by people with epilepsy, a new study reports another: steadily rising costs for brand-name anti-seizure medications, partly spurred by increased prescriptions for the drug lacosamide. Doctors and patients need to be aware of how massively increased costs are for brand-name medications compared with generic equivalents. Dr. Samuel Waller Terman, the study’s […]

Researchers Propose Novel Method to Construct Epilepsy Brain Networks

Researchers Propose Novel Method to Construct Epilepsy Brain Networks

Chinese Academy of Sciences Epilepsy is a serious neurological disease. More than 50% patients have the onset during childhood. Effective treatment of epilepsy can avoid serious long-term effects such as brain dysfunction. Recent study has shown that epilepsy is a brain network disease. Construction of epilepsy networks is therefore significant to the mechanism research as […]

Brain signal irregularity may provide clues to understanding epileptic process

Brain signal irregularity may provide clues to understanding epileptic process

Researchers from the UPF Department of Information and Communication Technologies (DTIC) propose a new method to differentiate signals from the epileptic focus from those recorded in other parts of the brain without the presence of an epileptic seizure. This technique may help detect epilepsy-induced features from these signals much quicker than conventional analysis techniques. The […]

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