Category: "Treatment"

Albert Einstein College of Medicine Receives $11 Million Grant to Tackle Post-Traumatic Epilepsy

Albert Einstein College of Medicine Receives $11 Million Grant to Tackle Post-Traumatic Epilepsy

Approximately 1 in 50 people who suffer a traumatic brain injury (TBI) will develop post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE)—with the risk of PTE significantly higher in people with severe TBI. PTE is characterized by recurring seizures that begin a week or more after the brain injury, and there is currently no way to identify those at risk […]

People with some types of epilepsy may have a lower quality of life, study suggests

People with some types of epilepsy may have a lower quality of life, study suggests

A new study suggests that people with epilepsy associated with head injuries, especially the type not well controlled by medication, are more likely to have other health conditions like depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), back pain and headache that may result in them reporting a lower quality of life. The research is published in the […]

Nocturnal Seizures: Everything You Need to Know

Nocturnal Seizures: Everything You Need to Know

Seizures occur when there is unusual electrical activity in the brain. Nocturnal seizures occur while a person is asleep.1 Since nocturnal seizures occur while a person is in a state of sleep, diagnosis can be challenging, especially if no one is present to observe them. This article reviews the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of nocturnal seizures. […]

Art and music therapy seem to help with brain disorders. Scientists want to know why

Art and music therapy seem to help with brain disorders. Scientists want to know why

When Michael Schneider’s anxiety and PTSD flare up, he reaches for the ukulele he keeps next to his computer. “I can’t actually play a song,” says Schneider, who suffered two serious brain injuries during nearly 22 years in the Marines. “But I can play chords to take my stress level down.” It’s a technique Schneider […]

Blood levels of common antiepileptic drugs drop during pregnancy, causing breakthrough seizures

Blood levels of common antiepileptic drugs drop during pregnancy, causing breakthrough seizures

Blood levels of many commonly used antiepileptic drugs drop dramatically with the onset of pregnancy, report researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Minnesota today in JAMA Neurology. The findings, collected as part of the multicenter study Maternal Outcomes and Neurodevelopmental Effects of Antiepileptic Drugs (MONEAD), explain why many people with epilepsy start […]

Epilepsy Treatment: Can Stem Cell Therapy Help Treat This Neurological Disorder?

Epilepsy Treatment: Can Stem Cell Therapy Help Treat This Neurological Disorder?

Would this be part of the epilepsy treatment furture? EpilepsyU.com   Epilepsy is a neurological condition that causes serious damage to the normal functioning of nerve cells. Here’s how stem cell therapy can help treat the condition. Epilepsy, or sezures as it is commonly known, is a neurological condition where the activity of nerve cells […]

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