Mutations taking place only in the brain identified as the cause of...
Epilepsy is a brain disorder that afflicts more than 50 million people worldwide. Many epilepsy patients can control their symptoms through medication, but about 30% suffer from intractable epilepsy...
View ArticleDiscovering the relationship between autism and epilepsy
Researchers at the University of Veracruz (UV), in the west coast of Mexico, have studied the neurobiological link between autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and epilepsy in order to understand why the...
View ArticleDepolarizing wave may trigger sudden death in epilepsy
A slow, depolarizing electrical wave – sometimes called a "brain tsunami"– may be the hidden cause of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy, a disorder that kills as many as 4,000 people in the United...
View ArticleMedical marijuana liquid extract may bring hope for children with severe...
A medicinal liquid form of marijuana may show promise as a treatment for children with severe epilepsy that is not responding to other treatments, according to a study released today that will be...
View ArticleEpilepsy alters organization of brain networks and functional efficiency
Epilepsy, a disorder characterized by abnormal neuronal activity in certain regions of the brain, leads to organizational changes that can alter brain efficiency at the level of the whole brain. This...
View ArticleParents describe arduous journey from diagnosis to pediatric epileptic surgery
Having a child diagnosed with epilepsy can be a frightening and confusing time.
View ArticleCuts in epilepsy drugs boost children's post-op IQ
(HealthDay)—Withdrawal of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) in children is tied to higher IQ post-epilepsy surgery, according to a study published online April 21 in the Annals of Neurology.
View ArticleMemory task-specific encoding by neuronal networks in the human hippocampus
Winner of the Philip L. Gildenberg S&F Resident Award, Mark R. Witcher, MD, presented his research, "Memory Task-specific Encoding by Neuronal Networks in the Human Hippocampus," during the 2015...
View ArticleNeuroscientists pinpoint neurons that help primates tell faces apart
How do primates, including humans, tell faces apart? Scientists have long attributed this ability to so-called "face-detector" (FD) neurons, thought to be responsible for distinguishing faces, among...
View ArticleStudy explores development of epilepsy after brain injury
Scientists at Newcastle University will carry out a pioneering study to look at the development of epilepsy following a serious brain injury.
View ArticleExploring the links between epilepsy surgery and academic outcomes
A new study by a University of Toronto Mississauga researcher has taken the first-ever look at the academic outcomes of children with epilepsy who have had brain surgery, and found that they have a...
View ArticleResearchers unlock mystery of memory loss in epilepsy patients
New research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham identifies an epigenetic cause for why patients with temporal lobe epilepsy tend to have memory loss, and suggests a potential way to reverse...
View ArticleQuiet that ringing in the brain: New drug promises relief from epilepsy and...
A new drug may treat epilepsy and prevent tinnitus by selectively affecting potassium channels in the brain, UConn neurophysiologist Anastasios Tzingounis and colleagues report in the 10 June Journal...
View ArticlePeople with epilepsy can benefit from smartphone apps to manage their condition
While many people with epilepsy can control their seizures with medication, those unpredictable and involuntary changes in behavior and consciousness can be limiting for others. Neurologists writing in...
View ArticleIncreased risk of complications, death during delivery for women with epilepsy
A small fraction of pregnancies occur in women with epilepsy but a new study suggests those women may be at higher risk for complications and death during delivery, according to an article published...
View ArticleWorld-first epilepsy self-monitor app launched
A new self-monitoring app launched to support adults with epilepsy will help to 'fill the information gap' left by NHS funding cuts for GP epilepsy monitoring, according to specialist epilepsy charity...
View ArticleResearchers stimulate human amygdala to gain key insight into SUDEP
Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is becoming increasingly recognized as a very real and devastating problem in which impaired breathing is thought to play a critical role. Researchers...
View ArticleBaxalta rejects Shire's $30 bn hostile bid (Update)
Dublin-based pharmaceutical group Shire said Tuesday it had bid $30 billion (27 billion euros) for Baxalta to form a global biotech company, an offer soundly rejected by the US firm.
View ArticleScans show brainwaves of those with epilepsy appear to synchronize with music
The brains of people with epilepsy appear to react to music differently from the brains of those who do not have the disorder, a finding that could lead to new therapies to prevent seizures, according...
View ArticleNew mechanism discovered behind infant epilepsy
Scientists at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital in Sweden have discovered a new explanation for severe early infant epilepsy. Mutations in the gene encoding the protein KCC2 can...
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