Using low frequencies to determine causal flow could help locate an epilepsy seizure long before it occurs. “The method can potentially open up a whole new possibility of localizing seizures with a… non-invasive approach,” says Mukesh Dhamala. “That’s the idea.” A measure of brain activity known as causal flow can help locate the source of […]
Attention to sexual health in people with epilepsy is often lacking. Sexual dysfunction, however, is a side effect of epilepsy and the medications that treat it. Although not fully understood, epilepsy can also cause endocrine disorders that negatively impact the reproductive system, leading to infertility. People with epilepsy need to talk to their healthcare providers about ways to prevent sexual problems […]
About three million people in the United States have epilepsy, including about a million who can’t rely on medication to control their seizures. For years, those patients had very limited options. Surgery can be effective, but also risky, and many patients were not considered to be candidates for surgery. But now, in 2023, advancements in […]
A woman has donated paintings to the hospital that cured her epilepsy giving her “freedom” again. Helen Butler suffered up to 25 seizures a week and was left with horror injuries including a broken nose and collarbone because of her fits. The 42-year-old battled epilepsy since she was just nine-years-old before undergoing brain surgery at […]
An estimated 65 million people worldwide have epilepsy, and one in 26 Americans will develop epilepsy in their lifetime. Most of these people are able to control their seizures with medications, but approximately 30% to 40% have what’s called drug-resistant or medically refractory epilepsy, in which they don’t respond to standard anti-seizure medications. As a […]
The NHS (National Health Service) is to offer people with epilepsy a new form of laser therapy and it could be life-changing for people with uncontrolled focal seizures for whom surgery is considered too risky. Professor John Duncan, former medical director at the Epilepsy Society, has welcomed a new fibre optic laser beam therapy for […]
