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Microsoft supports development of epilepsy prediction device
US-based technology company Microsoft has awarded an Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Accessibility grant to the University of Sydney in Australia to support the development of an epilepsy prediction device. Named NeuroSyd, the device will be designed to act as a...
Patients with both schizophrenia and epilepsy die alarmingly early
Patients who suffer from schizophrenia and epilepsy are particularly vulnerable. In the study, the researchers followed more than 1,5 mio. people and classified them according to whether they were diagnosed with epilepsy, schizophrenia or the combination of epilepsy...
Brain network activity can improve in epilepsy patients after surgery
Successful epilepsy surgery can improve brain connectivity similar to patterns seen in people without epilepsy, according to a new study published in the journal Neurosurgery. The Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) study of 15 people with temporal lobe...
Tool Predicts Seizure Risk During, After Pregnancy
A prognostic model can predict the risk for seizures in pregnant women with epilepsy on medication, according to a study published online May 13 in PLOS Medicine. John Allotey, Ph.D., from the Queen Mary University of London, and colleagues developed and...
Focal Surgery Linked to Modest IQ Improvements in Children With Epilepsy
Focal surgery is associated with modest improvements in IQ in children with epilepsy, a finding that was not replicated in children with severe epilepsy who did not undergo surgery. Having a lower preoperative IQ and longer follow-up duration were predictors of IQ...
Fooling nerve cells into acting normal Discovery could inform future studies related to spinal cord injuries, multiple sclerosis and epilepsy
Scientists have discovered that a neuron's own electrical signal, or voltage, can indicate whether the neuron is functioning normally. If that voltage is absent, scientists say everything is 'out of whack.' Nerve cells, or neurons -- specifically the "workhorse cells"...
Efficacy of Dietary Therapies in Childhood Drug-Resistant Epilepsy
Although the ketogenic diet (KD) is the most effective dietary therapy for childhood drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE), the modified Atkins diet (MAD) and low-glycemic index therapy (LGIT) are also effective, better tolerated, and less restrictive, according to research...
Sex bias in autism virtually absent among those with epilepsy
There are roughly as many autistic boys who have epilepsy as there are girls, according to a new meta-analysis. PHOTO: Seizure risk: Girls with epilepsy are more likely than girls in the general population to have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or autism....
Long-term prognosis of epilepsy in patients with cerebral palsy
Researchers assessed the long-term natural course and prognosis of epilepsy in patients with cerebral palsy (CP) by retrospectively obtaining data for 72 subjects with CP who had epilepsy who visited their institution between 1980 and 2015. Older age, motor disability...
Why EEG and Its’ Role
Role of EEG in Epilepsy Syndromes Electroencephalography (EEG) is an essential component in the evaluation of epilepsy. The EEG provides important information about background EEG and epileptiform discharges and is required for the diagnosis of specific...
Vagus Nerve Stimulation Beneficial in Epilepsy and Comorbid Depression
While well established in the independent treatment of epilepsy and depression, findings published in Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsyindicate Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) may also be effective in the treatment of pharmacoresistant epilepsy and comorbid...
ILAE creates curriculum and standards for epilepsy education worldwide
The Internatil League Against Epilepsy’s (ILAE) Task Force for Epilepsy Education has developed a roadmap for a competency-based curriculum in epileptology, meant to address educational gaps and strengthen the knowledge of all health professionals who care for people...
Barriers to epilepsy surgery evaluation: Reports from physicians and patients
Though the success rate of epilepsy surgery can be higher than 80% for certain seizure types, only a small fraction of people with drug-resistant epilepsy are referred for surgical evaluation. To investigate the reasons behind provider nonreferral, as well as patient...
How CBD May Be Able To Help Your Dog’s Epilepsy
Seizure treatment was one of the first and most well-documented areas of cannabis medical research on humans. The only FDA-approved use of CBD, in fact, is in the medicine Epidiolex, which is used for treating epileptic seizures. So it’s only logical that...
Diazepam Nasal Spray Safe to Treat Frequent Breakthrough Seizures in Epilepsy
Diazepam nasal spray, (Valtoco™; Neurelis, Inc.) is safe and well tolerated in patients with epilepsy who experience frequent breakthrough or acute repetitive seizures, according to research presented at the 2019 American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting, held May...
The signaling imbalance theory of autism, explained
One of the most popular theories of autism’s origins suggests that the condition arises from a hyper-excitable brain. The autism brain may be overactive because of a ‘signaling imbalance’: too much excitatory signaling or too little inhibition. This may also explain...
CHILD SEIZURES REDUCED WITH CANNABIS-BASED EPILEPSY DRUG IN CLINICAL TRIAL
Scientists have used a cannabis-based drug to reduce seizures in children with a rare form of epilepsy, according to a new study. The participants involved in the study had Dravet syndrome, a form of epilepsy that affects one in 500 children with the condition. It is...
For Uncontrolled Seizures, Epilepsy Surgery May be the Best Option
For carefully evaluated patients who qualify, the success rate for epilepsy surgery is high. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT specialized brain surgery for epilepsy control is performed for only a small fraction of the people who could benefit. Even when surgery is eventually...
Autism-Related Memory and Seizures Improved through Gene Repair in Adults
Scientists in the United States have shown that correcting the protein deficiency caused by a genetic form of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in adult mice can improve some of the characteristic symptoms, even though the treatment is carried out well past what has...
Can the effects of the ketogenic diet help prevent epilepsy after traumatic brain injury?
A drug-mimic of the ketogenic diet improves brain function in mice after TBI Photo: The rescue of inhibitory brain cells (red) with 2-DG, a drug that mimics the effects of the ketogenic diet, may protect against post-traumatic epilepsy.April 30, 2019 Neuroscientists...
