Category: "Seizures"

How epilepsy researchers are moving the needle past anti-seizure treatments

How epilepsy researchers are moving the needle past anti-seizure treatments

On International Epilepsy Day, this news service outlines the latest efforts in treating epilepsy syndromes. While several therapeutics are available for treating symptoms associated with epilepsy, researchers and patients have strongly called out the need for more holistic treatments that would address the condition as a whole. Although recently approved drugs can treat seizures more […]

Déjà Vu: Definition, Causes, Risk Factors and Treatment

Déjà Vu: Definition, Causes, Risk Factors and Treatment

Déjà vu is the feeling of having already experienced something happening for the first time. Approximately two-thirds of all people have experienced déjà vu, and for the most part, the phenomenon is harmless. However, déjà vu has been linked to conditions such as psychiatric disorders, seizures, stress, and dementia. This article discusses the causes, risks, and treatment […]

Epilepsy Day: Not Recognizing Epileptic Symptoms In Children Can Lead To Life-Long Disabilities, Say Neurologists

Epilepsy Day: Not Recognizing Epileptic Symptoms In Children Can Lead To Life-Long Disabilities, Say Neurologists

Unmarried young women not being taken for treatment because that will negatively impact their marriage prospects is another area of concern, say experts of Amrita Hospital, Faridabad. Symptoms of epilepsy in children sometimes go unnoticed since their appearance might differ greatly from the general conception of what an epileptic episode looks like. As a result, […]

Agoraphobia common in people with epilepsy, new research finds

Agoraphobia common in people with epilepsy, new research finds

A new study published in the medical journal Epilepsy Research has found correlation between agoraphobia – the acute fear of public spaces – and epilepsy. The study, led by Dr. Heidi Munger Clary, looked at 420 adults with epilepsy over a 14-year period, who underwent neuropsychological testing at Columbia University Medical Center in New York. Different cultural […]

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