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BREAKTHROUGH: New Way To Treat Brain Cancer and Other Neurological Disorders
Researchers describe new progress in treatment of brain cancer, other neurological diseases A new technology that may assist in the treatment of brain cancer and other neurological diseases is the subject of an article in a recent issue of the journal Technology,...
Clinical Trial of Epidiolex(R) as a Potential Treatment for Epilepsy in Dravet Syndrome
"The results of our open-label trial of Epidiolex in children with Dravet syndrome have been very encouraging and we are excited to begin this important placebo-controlled clinical trial," stated Orrin Devinsky MD, Professor of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry...
Medical imaging to benefit from BRAIN initiative funding
Investment totalling $46 million has been announced by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for President Obama’s Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) initiative. The funding was divided between 58 projects to accelerate fundamental...
Examining the Relationship Between Epilepsy and Autism Spectrum Disorder
During the NDC Symposium-Neurobiology of Disease in Children: Session I: Clinical Aspects at the 43rd Annual Child Neurology Society Meeting, held in Columbus, OH, October 22-25, Roberto Tuchman, MD, delivered a presentation that looked some of the mechanisms shared...
Seizures Not Main Driver of Quality of Life for Kids With Epilepsy
In new research published at Medscape, it is shown that seizures themselves are not the main factor affecting the quality of life of young persons with epilepsy. There is so much social pressure that goes along with the diagnosis and symptoms of seizures whose...
NEUROLOGY: Gastric Surgery May Be Risk Factor for Headaches
Bariatric surgery may be a risk factor for a condition that causes severe headaches, according to a study published in the October 22, 2014, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. In the study, gastric bypass surgery and...
5 DAYS AWAY: November is Epilepsy Awareness Month!
EpilepsyU wants the stories page to go viral in the month of November for Epilepsy Awareness Month! November is Epilepsy Awareness Month, and we want everyone to share their epilepsy story! We will edit and post as many as we can each day, we already have over 50...
Seizure-Related Injuries Relatively Low in Children
One in 8 children with epilepsy had at least one significant injury over the course of several years, with injuries occurring more often in those with intellectual disability or symptomatic generalized epilepsy (SGE), a new study shows. The injuries were mostly...
Initial Data on ‘Pharma Grade’ Cannabidiol in Epilepsy
Initial data from an open-label study in treatment-resistant epilepsy of pharmaceutical-grade cannabidiol — the nonpsychoactive ingredient in marijuana that is believed to be responsible for its antiepileptic action — suggest that it reduces seizure rate by about 30%....
Surgery May Prolong Life in Some Children With Epilepsy
Epilepsy surgery adds several years to the life expectancy of children with refractory epilepsy who are deemed suitable surgical candidates, and it may improve their quality of life compared with continuing medical therapy only, a new study suggests. While there's a...
Childhood Epilepsy: New Data on Prognosis
Children With Epilepsy The diagnosis of epilepsy is life-changing for children and their parents. It provokes a host of questions (many of which are addressed in my book, Epilepsy: 199 Answers).[1] Two of the most critical questions are "What caused the seizure?" and...
FOLLOW UP: Seizures and sudden death, When SUMO ‘wrestles’ potassium channels
A gene crucial for brain and heart development may also be associated with sudden unexplained death in epilepsy (SUDEP), the most common cause of early mortality in epilepsy patients. Scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have created a new...
Penn Study Finds A Powerful Tool for Studying Epilepsy, Other Brain Disorders
Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine and School of Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania and The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia have used graphene -- a two-dimensional form of carbon only one atom thick -- to fabricate a new type of...
SURVEY: Caregivers more aware of SUDEP than patients
Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is concerning and many—even those with seizure disorders—may not be aware of this condition. New research published inEpilepsia, a journal published by Wiley on behalf of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE),...
Student Develops Epilepsy Apps, Wins $75,000
Gainesville, Florida Eastside High School freshman Amir Helmy was just looking for a 7th grade science fair project idea in the fall of 2012. A family friend and neurologist was talking about the expensive and complicated equipment epilepsy patients had to rely on to...
Have you heard of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy?
Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is concerning and many—even those with seizure disorders—may not be aware of this condition. New research published in Epilepsia, a journal published by Wiley on behalf of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE),...
BREAKTHROUGH: Brain Surgery Through the Cheek
For those most severely affected, treating epilepsy means drilling through the skull deep into the brain to destroy the small area where the seizures originate – invasive, dangerous and with a long recovery period. Five years ago, a team of Vanderbilt engineers...
Restrict Valproate, EMA Committee Urges
Another Depakote Warning. The European Medicine Agency (EMA)'s Pharmacovigilance and Risk Assessment Committee has recommended strengthening the restrictions on the use of valproate in women of childbearing age. This is because of the risk for malformations and...
Research Shows Neurons “Fine Tuned” For Electrical Imbalances
Neurons actively 'fine tune' for electrical imbalances at the genetic level, MU research finds Neurons are electrically charged cells, located in the nervous system, that interpret and transmit information using electrical and chemical signals. Now, researchers at the...
Granddaughter’s suffering needs to end
Mackenzie Kulawy’s seemingly last hope is medical marijuana. We watched our beautiful little toddler with a quirky smile turn into a zombie at age 4, taking medication that in the end didn’t help her seizures. Then, she experienced withdrawal from being taken off of...
