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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...
TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS DISCOVER PATH TO NEW EPILEPSY TREATMENT
T he adaptation of a known drug for the treatment of multiple sclerosis could help epilepsy patients, a new study by researchers at Tel Aviv University has revealed. The potential breakthrough, which may help patients with epilepsy and other brain disorders who do not...
When Will There Ever be a Cure for Epilepsy?
The three-pound organ that serves as command central for the human organism is certainly a marvel, just by virtue of the fact that the brain can appreciate its own awesomeness, even if it hasn’t quite perfected the flying car or even self-driving cars. Yet. Companies...
Brain ‘Pacemaker’ Remodels Neural Networks to Stop Seizures Over Time
Closed-loop brain stimulation appears to reduce focal seizures via indirect changes to neural networks over time, rather than through direct, acute suppression of ictal activity, as previously thought. Improved seizure control in patients with focal epilepsy did not...
Breakthrough for children with serious epileptic seizures
Emergency medicine doctors now have a better way to treat severe epileptic seizures in children, thanks to a New Zealand-Australian study. Prolonged epileptic seizures are the most common neurological emergency in children seen by hospitals. The seizures are...
Risky AEDs Still Prescribed to Women of Childbearing Age
Despite widespread warnings that use of certain antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) during pregnancy is associated with significant risks for congenital malformations and poor neurodevelopmental outcomes in children, these drugs are still being prescribed at concerning levels,...
Epilepsy and dating: What to know when you date a person with epilepsy
Dating may be a normal part of life – but anyone will tell you that it’s far from easy. Going on a first date can be nerve-wracking under the best of circumstances; epilepsy just adds another twist. Here are the things you should know when dating someone with...
Epilepsy awareness: Safety tips for children with seizures taking part in swimming, water sports
What activities or sports can children with epilepsy do? This question is among many other questions and concerns I get from parents and guardians who take care of Children Living with Epilepsy. Regardless of a child’s condition we always advocate for total inclusion...
Researchers look at the link between gut bacteria and autism
New research looks to the gut microbiome to try to address some of the symptoms associated with autism, but this investigation comes with its own set of problems. New research looks at the importance of gut bacteria in autism. The National Institute of Neurological...
New Study on Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
Adult neurogenesis, a process whereby new neurons are added to the brain, is thought to be confined in mammals to just a few regions, including the hippocampus, a structure important for learning. Whether this process occurs in the adult human brain is controversial,...
A drug to stop a seizure in one breath?
Engage Therapeutics, a small biopharmaceutical company out of Summit, NJ, is testing a new hand-held inhalable device, Staccato Alprazolam, to be the first truly fast-acting, non-invasive seizure rescue treatment that could potentially stop a current, active seizure...
Fury as comedian Andrew Schulz mocks epileptic person for having a seizure during the middle of his show
A comedian has sparked outrage after mocking a woman with epilepsy who had a seizure during his show. Andrew Schulz, of New York, was performing when audience members called out asking for medical help. This occurred after a woman - who has not been identified - was...
Attention, Behavioral Problems Common in New, Recent-Onset Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy
Children with new recent-onset juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) are more likely to have difficulty with executive, attention, and verbal faculties than their healthy peers and are also more likely to use a greater number of academic services, researchers found. Study...
Reformulated epileptic drug reaches first clinical trial for medically refractory epilepsy
A currently approved epileptic drug to treat seizures has been modified by a University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus professor and is currently being used in a clinical trial in Australia for medically refractory epilepsy. Tom Anchordoquy, Professor at the CU...
Perampanel (Fycompa) May Increase Scores Indicative of Aggression, Depression in Epilepsy
For patients with epilepsy, treatment with perampanel increases both aggression and depression significantly, according to results published in the journal Seizure. The study included participants with epilepsy who were given perampanel (n=77). Examinations were...
Wearable sensor would predict seizures
A group of Japanese researchers is developing a device in which a smartphone notifies epilepsy patients ahead of seizures via a sensor built into an undershirt. It would detect warning signs through fluctuations of the heart rhythm. The group — comprising researchers...
Graphic Design Student Jasmine Banovic’s Daydreaming Turns Out To Be Epileptic Seizures
Daydreaming in class is normal for many students, but when Jasmine Banovic spaces out in class, it's the sign of a serious health condition. Banovic, now 21, was actually having a type of epileptic seizure that's known as "absence seizures." Graphic Designer Hides...
Epileptic seizures may scramble memories during sleep
The finding could explain why some people with epilepsy forget newly learned information Seizures during sleep can scramble memories — a preliminary finding that may help explain why people with epilepsy sometimes have trouble remembering. The sleeping brain normally...
7T MRI scans improve care for patients with focal epilepsy
7T MRI scans of patients with focal epilepsy can provide valuable information missed by 3T scans, according to new research published in PLOS ONE. Such a breakthrough could potentially lead to significant improvements in the overall care of these patients. MRI scans...
