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Tonic-Clonic (Grand Mal) Seizures
Tonic-clonic seizures, formerly known as grand mal seizures, comprise two stages: a tonic phase and a clonic phase. These intense seizures can be frightening to experience or observe, as extreme muscle spasms may temporarily arrest breathing. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW...
November is Epilepsy Awareness month. Reach out to your local epilepsy charity, hospital, association, etc., see if you can volunteer, join in to any of their epilepsy awareness events walks, 5ks, gatherings that promote epilepsy awareness to support the cause. Of...
New laser therapy for epilepsy could be life changing
The NHS (National Health Service) is to offer people with epilepsy a new form of laser therapy and it could be life-changing for people with uncontrolled focal seizures for whom surgery is considered too risky. Professor John Duncan, former medical director at the...
Epilepsy affects more people than you think
Epilepsy is a brain disorder that causes recurring and unprovoked seizures. It’s the fourth most common neurological disorder in the United States. Jacqueline French, a Neurology professor at New York University’s Langone Medical Center and the chief medical officer...
Everything You Need to Know About Breakthrough Seizures
Many people control epilepsy seizures with treatment. Still, some triggers may cause a breakthrough seizure after previously controlling epilepsy.This article explains breakthrough seizures, including their symptoms, causes, and treatment. It also discusses the...
Stress-Induced Seizures: Symptoms, Treatment, and More
In some cases, stress can cause a seizure. However, how stress-induced seizures develop can depend on many factors, such as the type of seizure disorder you experience.It’s rare for stress to trigger an epileptic seizure, but there is a complex association between...
Functional, nonepileptic seizures show structural abnormalities in brain scans, study shows
For a long time, nonepileptic seizures were not believed to involve structural changes in the brain Functional seizures not caused by epilepsy are associated with structural changes in the brain that can be seen using MRI, a new study shows. Scientist have long...
Epilepsy Symptoms
Symptoms of Epileptic Seizures Recurring seizures are the primary symptom of epilepsy. However, the symptoms may change depending on the kind of seizure a patient is suffering from. Below mentioned are some early signs and symptoms of epileptic seizures: Temporary...
Epilepsy 101
In 2015, 1.2% of the total US population had active epilepsy. This is about 3.4 million people with epilepsy nationwide: 3 million adults and 470,000 children. According to the latest estimates, about 0.6% of children aged 0-17 years have active epilepsy. Think of a...
Ohio House bill raises epilepsy awareness in memory of North Olmsted council president’s daughter
NORTH OLMSTED, Ohio -- Earlier this year, North Olmsted’s Brossard Family lost their youngest daughter, Brenna, 25, who passed away suddenly due to an epileptic seizure. Although her cause of death is still undetermined, she likely died from Sudden Unexpected Death in...
Childhood Epilepsy Risk Variant Traced Back to 800-Year-Old British Founder Event
NEW YORK – A founder event that took place roughly 800 years ago in Britain gave rise to a risk allele for autosomal dominant childhood epilepsy in the SCN1B gene, new research suggests. The allele was later introduced to Australia, the US, and other parts of the...
Epilepsy: Signs and symptoms, and treatments
A seizure is like a sudden rush of abnormal electrical activity in your brain. Your doctor will likely diagnose epilepsy when you have two or more episodes of seizures with no definite cause. Epilepsy is a condition wherein an individual goes through unprovoked and...
ARB therapy associated with reduced risk of epilepsy
ARB therapy is associated with a lower risk of subsequently developing epilepsy when compared to drugs from other anti-hypertensives classes Angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) therapy is associated with a reduced risk of epilepsy development over the next 5 years...
World-renowned Maryland neurologist to run marathon in honor of TSC patients
BALTIMORE — A world-renowned University of Maryland Medical Center neurologist will lace up his running shoes and take to the streets for the New York City Marathon in honor of his patients. It's more than just a race for Dr. Peter Crino. It's an opportunity to raise...
Artificial Intelligence Model Aims to Predict Best Options for Antiseizure Medications
Article In Brief Investigators developed an algorithm that uses clinical and genetic data to help determine the treatment response to antiseizure medications in patients with newly diagnosed epilepsy. Researchers have developed a deep learning model for identifying...
Unexplained deaths in epilepsy inspire SUDEP Action Day
ROCHESTER, Minn. - Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy, known as SUDEP, is a lethal medical problem that leaves many wondering what it's caused by. The condition occurs in those who suffer from epilepsy and often times is onset by unexplained forces, resulting in a...
VUMC implants first patient in NAUTILUS study for treatment of idiopathic generalized epilepsy
A female adult patient with idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE) is now the first to receive neuromodular stimulation of the brain to see if it can help with seizures. IGE, which is diagnosed in childhood or adolescence and often results in lifelong seizures,...
Service dog by her side, Texas teen wins Miss Dallas pageant despite epilepsy, autism
Alison Appleby, 17, of Sherman, Texas, said her seizure alert dog, Brady, is her 'support through it all' Teen Alison Appleby of Sherman, Texas, was crowned Miss Dallas Teen USA 2022 recently with her loyal service dog, Brady, right by her side. The 17-year-old...
We must remove false beliefs about epilepsy
Epilepsy is a brain disorder in which a person has repeated seizures or convulsions over time. Seizures are episodes of disturbed brain activity that causes changes in attention or behavior. Unfortunately because epilepsy is a condition that arises from the brain many...
Mutations in V-ATPase proton pump implicated in epilepsy syndrome
Proton pumps are important enzymes, not only for the stomach, where they maintain the acidity needed to digest food, but elsewhere in the body. Genetic mutations perturbing one type of proton pump have been implicated in several diseases, including myopathy,...
