The American Academy of Neurology has issued what it described as a formal position that, barring an “absolute contraindication” to available vaccine formulations, eligible patients should be offered the COVID-19 vaccine. Researchers published the position within the context of a larger paper in Neurology on COVID-19 and vaccination in the setting of neurologic disease. That paper evaluated […]
Epileptic seizures trigger the rapid synthesis and release of a substance mimicked by marijuana’s most psychoactive component, Stanford University School of Medicine investigators have learned. This substance is called 2-arachidonoylglycerol, or 2-AG, and has the beneficial effect of damping down seizure intensity. But there’s a dark side. The similarly rapid breakdown of 2-AG after its […]
There is currently no evidence that newer antiseizure medications increase the risk for suicide among patients with epilepsy, new research shows. “There appears to be no justification for the FDA [US Food and Drug Administration] to label every new antiseizure medication with a warning that it may increase risk of suicidality,” study investigator Michael R. Sperling, MD, professor of neurology, […]
The first clinical trial of a new dietary treatment for children and adults with severe forms of epilepsy, co-developed by UCL researchers and based on the ketogenic diet, has been successfully completed. For the study, published in Brain Communications, clinicians evaluated the use of K.Vita®, (also known as Betashot), an oral liquid dietary supplement developed by […]
Researchers at The University of Queensland, working to gain a better understanding of how brain cells work, have discovered the underlying mechanism of a rare genetic mutation that can cause epilepsy. Photo: Nerve cells, also called neurons, project to one another to establish a connection and form a neural circuit, the activity of which is […]
Indiana University School of Medicine researchers are developing a new, noninvasive brain stimulation technique to treat neurological disorders, including pain, traumatic brain injury (TBI), epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease and more. “Given the increasing use of brain stimulation in human brain study and treatment of neurological diseases, this research can make a big impact on […]
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