The location of a lesion in the brain could give clues as to whether or not it will cause seizures later on in life, according to the findings of a new multicenter study published in JAMA Neurology. Epilepsy, which is characterized by repeated seizures and can cause debilitating symptoms arising from them such as cognitive, emotional and sensory […]
Patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) experienced seizures significantly earlier than patients with epileptic seizures (ES), suggesting that seizure latency may help physicians differentiate between the seizure types. Findings from the retrospective study were published in the journal Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria PNES and ES have similarities that can make it difficult to differentiate between them, and long-term video-electroencephalographic […]
More dopaminergic neurons, better motor function seen in treated animals Lacosamide, a medication approved to treat epilepsy, showed a potential to be neuroprotective in a rat model of Parkinson’s disease, a study reports. Treatment with lacosamide significantly prevented the loss of dopamine-producing neurons that marks Parkinson’s, boosted dopamine production in key areas of the brain, and […]
Lesion mapping led researchers to identify a common brain circuit related to epilepsy. A new brain circuit found by mapping lesions related to epilepsy could have clinical implications for predicting a patient’s risk of epilepsy after brain damage, a study finds. “We’re learning more and more about where in the brain epilepsy comes from and […]
Shannon Guinard had finally booked an appointment with Johns Hopkins Medicine, and she wasn’t going to let it go to waste. Her husband, Eric, had been having seizures for about 16 years, but no one had been able to provide a diagnosis. Guinard believed his seizures were triggered by stress and was often frustrated during […]
UNESCO is leading a global conversation on how best to regulate the Neurotechnology industry. This emerging sector is still something of a ‘black box’. Little is known about how decoding and manipulating our brains might impact us. There is a risk it may even fundamentally distort our sense of personal autonomy. In the last two […]
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