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How Much Should One Rest After Concussion?
While rest in the first day or two following a concussion may help prevent further damage to the injured brain, prolonged rest may actually impede recovery in young patients, according to an exciting new study in the journal Pediatrics. Standard practice of 24 to 48...
RNS – The “Smart Implant” that Helps Control Epilepsy
Since 2007, Hood had suffered from debilitating seizures that a powerful mix of medications couldn't control. Hood, 47, is one of the first people in the nation to get a new device implanted in her brain that monitors for signs of seizures and sends impulses directly...
BREAKTHROUGH: NEW EPILEPSY DRUG AWARDED PATENT
SciFluor Life Sciences Awarded U.S. Patent for KCNQ2/3 Activator Designed for Treatment of Epilepsy and Related Neurological Disorders Patent-protected neuronal potassium channel activator could potentially become best-in-class treatment for multiple indications....
American Migraine Foundation plans to create Migraine Patient Registry and Biorepository
Migraine affects 36 million Americans, can have a major impact on patients' quality of life, and even on their relationships. The World Health Organization estimates that migraine is the third most prevalent medical disorder in the world, the 4th most disabling among...
Food Myths Busted – Eat More Curry For Healthy Neurological Aging?
The Ketogenic Diet has been proven to help reduce seizure frequency, by resetting the brain. What other super-foods can aid in Neurological Health, and overall health? There are myths about many types of foods, like Alzheimer's can be prevented by eating Curry - is...
Autism is on the Rise, Or is it the Detection on the Rise
Is the increasing rise in cases of Autism due to more instances of the spectrum disorder, or are advances in diagnostics leading to more detection, and therefor, more known cases? Via Time A new study suggests changes in diagnostic rules have caused increases in...
How Smartphone Apps are Helping to Manage Epilepsy
With the giant influx of health apps on the market it was only a matter of time before chronic disorders such as epilepsy began drawing the attention of application programmers. For those with epilepsy, this is excellent news. Several apps focus on better documenting...
Marijuana Promising in Rare Epilepsies, But It’s Still Early
A raft of new study results on medical marijuana are promising, but the message from investigators was loud and clear: No real progress can be made in verifying the safety and efficacy of this treatment until randomized controlled trials are carried out. Such trials...
SPECT scan measures brain activity during seizures
Loyola University Medical Center is offering epileptic patients an imaging scan that records brain activity during seizures. The scan is called single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). It highlights the hotspot in the brain where seizures originate. It's...
Advances in Epilepsy 2014, A Year in Review
2014 saw many changes in the understanding and treatments for epilepsy. As you all are well aware, Cannabis treatments became a major topic over the past few years, culminating in 2014 with many states passing compassionate care laws, like Florida's Charlotte's Web...
Knowledge and access barriers bar epilepsy patients from surgery
The unfamiliarity of some neurologists with recommended practice standards, coupled with access barriers, may be preventing eligible patients with epilepsy from undergoing surgical treatment, survey findings suggest. In an editorial accompanying the study in...
‘Microlesions’ in Epilepsy Discovered by Novel Technique
Chicago, IL (Scicasts) — Using an innovative technique combining genetic analysis and mathematical modeling with some basic sleuthing, researchers have identified previously un-described micro-lesions in brain tissue from epileptic patients. The millimeter-sized...
Possible Surgical Cure for Some With LGS (Lennox-Gastaut syndrome)
SEATTLE, Washington — Certain patients with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) may be good candidates for curative epilepsy surgery, emerging research suggests. A new case series shows that two thirds of patients with LGS were seizure-free or markedly improved following...
Curative Surgery Possible in Patients With LGS Epilepsy
Certain patients with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) may be good candidates for curative epilepsy surgery, emerging research suggests. A new case series shows that two thirds of patients with LGS were seizure-free or markedly improved following resective surgery. "Most...
‘Microlesions’ in epilepsy discovered by novel technique
Using an innovative technique combining genetic analysis and mathematical modeling with some basic sleuthing, researchers have identified previously undescribed microlesions in brain tissue from epileptic patients. The millimeter-sized abnormalities may explain why...
Understanding The Brain and Heart Connection, Related to Epilepsy Mortality
Understanding the connection between the brain and the heart and the possible malfunction of cells and mechanisms in the connection may lead to better understanding and prevention of SUDEP and other cardiac symptoms related to epilepsy. ANN ARBOR, Mich. — For children...
New research could revolutionize global diagnostic procedures for epilepsy
Pioneering new research by the University of Exeter could revolutionize global diagnostic procedures for one of the most common forms of epilepsy. Scientists from Exeter have investigated using mathematical modelling to assess susceptibility to idiopathic generalised...
Chemical chaperone: A new therapeutic option for epilepsy
Chemical chaperones correct the misfolding of the mutant protein Researchers found out that the conformational defect in a specific protein causes Autosomal Dominant Lateral Temporal Lobe Epilepsy (ADLTE) which is a form of familial epilepsy. They showed that...
Pain Conditions, Meds Prevalent in Epilepsy Patients
More than a quarter of patients with epilepsy are prescribed opioids, which is significantly more than in the general population, results of a new study show. The research also shows that a multitude of pain conditions are more prevalent in epilepsy patients than in...
SUDEP: Research Initiative Receives Grant for Furthering Understanding
Projects build a virtual center for research on death associated with epilepsy Nine groups of scientists will receive funding totaling $5.9 million in 2014 to work together on increasing the understanding of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP), the leading...
