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Overview of Gelastic Seizures
Seizures are periods of abnormal electrical activity in your brain that can cause changes to your: consciousness behavior feeling memory physical movements The most common cause of seizures is epilepsy, which affects about 3 million adults and 470,000 children in the...
Epilepsy patients need not fear taking COVID-19 vaccine, say experts
It is perfectly safe for epilepsy patients to take the COVID-19 vaccination, experts told a recent awareness meeting for patients and caregivers as part of International Epilepsy Day observance. The session was hosted by the Department of Neurology at the Jawaharlal...
Seizure Phobia a ‘Distinct Anxiety Disorder’ in Epilepsy
Seizure phobia occurs in nearly one-third of people with epilepsy (PWE), but was mainly associated with variables not related to epilepsy, based on data from 69 adults. Anxiety and depression are known to affect quality of life in epilepsy patients, and previous...
Creating a supportive workplace for invisible conditions
At some point in parenthood, almost every mother or father will find themselves watching over their sleeping child and begin to dream about their future. Whether it’s hope for them to live authentically and follow their dreams, or to know they are always loved and in...
Seizure Phobia a ‘Distinct Anxiety Disorder’ in Epilepsy
Seizure phobia occurs in nearly one-third of people with epilepsy (PWE), but was mainly associated with variables not related to epilepsy, based on data from 69 adults. Anxiety and depression are known to affect quality of life in epilepsy patients, and previous...
International Epilepsy Day 2022: Surgery an answer to this neurological disorder? Listen to a brain surgeon
Although many people are aware of the causes and symptoms of epilepsy, there are only a few who know that surgery can offer relief from the neuro disorder. This International Epilepsy Day, we sought to find out answers to how surgery can be an answer to this...
UTHSC, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital Hold One of Most Diverse Biorepositories in Nation
Memphis, a city where 64% of the population is Black, now has one of the largest genetic databases of people with African ancestry in the United States. This winter, researchers at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) and Le Bonheur Children’s...
Good Epilepsy 101
Epilepsy is a chronic brain disease that affects people around the world and is characterized by recurrent seizures. These seizures are brief episodes of involuntary movements that can affect one part of the body (partial seizures) or the whole body (generalized...
All about epilepsy in children
Parents, teachers and other adults who care for children should know what the signs of epilepsy are, and what to do if a child has a seizure. What do these famous faces – Theodore Roosevelt, Neil Young, Elton John, Prince, and Susan Boyle – all have in common? They...
7 myths and truths about epilepsy
Every second Monday in February, International Epilepsy Day is commemorated with the aim of raising awareness and educating the public on general about this disease, as well as alert about the urgent need to improve treatment, care and investment in research. As with...
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...
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...
RESEARCHERS LOCATE 440 GENES THAT DEVELOP EACH BRAIN DIFFERENTLY
Large-scale MRI and genetic datasets are helping us understand the common variants of the genes that help build the human cerebral cortex To map regions of the brain to specific genes, researchers at the University of California – San Diego did genome-wide association...
11 Odd Old-Timey Valentine’s Day Traditions
Did you know... St Valentine is recognised in the Christian world as the patron saint of epilepsy The Valentine’s Day we know—with its roses, chocolates, and cards—has seen its fair share of weird and wonderful traditions over the centuries. People have pinned their...
Yale researcher receives grant to study effects of ketamine in individuals with epilepsy
A Yale researcher has received a grant from the Yale Swebilius Pilot Research Program in Epilepsy to study the effects of ketamine in individuals with epilepsy. Sarah Fineberg, an assistant professor of psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine and an attending...
Effect of Epilepsy on Children
Epilepsy can hit at any age, but it is most frequent in children and those over 65 years of age. Some children with epilepsy disease will outgrow their seizures as they get older. In contrast, others may continue to suffer seizures until adulthood. Although epilepsy...
Does Health Insurance Cover CBD Oil?
With more evidence piling up for the health benefits of CBD oil, there’s a growing number of people jumping on the bandwagon. However, for many people, the price of CBD oil is too big an expense, making them turn to cheaper options that aren’t as effective as CBD...
Looking at how seizures can cause memory loss
Researchers at the University of Virginia are looking into a reason why seizures can cause memory loss. According to a release, the researchers, UVA Brain Institute Director Jaideep Kapur and postdoctoral fellow in neurology Anastasia Brodovskaya, found that...
What Is Epilepsy? An Update.
It is a known fact that the prevalence of epilepsy, which is seen in approximately 65 million people in the world. Altınbaş University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Doctor, and Faculty Member Emir Ruşen pointed out that epilepsy is the most common...
Cyborg brain organoids offer insight into early brain development
Embedded nanoelectronics could advance fundamental neuroscience and enable patient-specific drug screening Since their development more than a decade ago, brain organoids — brain-like structures grown in petri dishes from human stem cells — have helped scientists...
