Genetic testing for pediatric epilepsy can be complicated, but beneficial
The use of genetic testing in pediatric epilepsy is complicated and the list of known epilepsy genes changes almost daily. The steps from a doctor initially evaluating a patient when they first...
View ArticleSouth West epilepsy support technology part of national commissioning toolkit
Epilepsy Self Monitor (EpSMon), an app designed to help those with epilepsy monitor their condition and which was developed by researchers, clinicians and patient groups in the South West, has been...
View ArticleCould marijuana chemical help ease epilepsy?
(HealthDay)—A chemical found in marijuana might help prevent epilepsy seizures, but drug laws have hampered research efforts, a new study says.
View ArticleChildhood epilepsy not linked with later psychiatric disorders
For decades, experts have been studying potential links between childhood epilepsy and various behavioral and psychiatric conditions and some have hypothesized that that they are part of a larger...
View ArticleNew neuroimaging method better identifies epileptic lesions
Epilepsy affects more than 65 million people worldwide. One-third of these patients have seizures that are not controlled by medications. In addition, one-third have brain lesions, the hallmark of the...
View ArticleFor children with rare genetic disorder, more extensive epilepsy surgery...
Children with the genetic disorder tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) often need epilepsy surgery for severe, uncontrollable seizures. A new study finds that seizure control is improved for patients...
View ArticleNew molecule prevents recurrent temporal lobe epilepsy in mice
Working in mice, researchers at Duke University have discovered a potential new class of drugs that may prevent the development of temporal lobe epilepsy, one of the most common and devastating forms...
View ArticleLink between epilepsy and autism
A new UK study has shed light on the negative impact that epilepsy can have on autism in adult patients.
View ArticlePertussis infection in children associated with small increased risk of epilepsy
Although the absolute risk was low, researchers found an increased risk of childhood-onset epilepsy among children in Denmark who had a hospital-diagnosed pertussis infection, compared with the general...
View ArticleFly method is epilepsy's ray of light
Professor Richard Baines and Dr Carlo Giachello used a genetically-altered fruit fly to show that when nervous system activity is suppressed by shining yellow light through its embryo, it will not go...
View ArticleResearchers discover a new mechanism of epilepsy
In epilepsy, nerve cells lose their usual rhythm, and ion channels, which have a decisive influence on their excitability, are involved. A team of researchers under the direction of the University of...
View ArticleFocal epileptic seizures linked to abnormalities in three main brain regions
A new study that used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and computation pattern analysis to identify differences in regional brain activity between subjects with focal epilepsy and healthy...
View ArticleA new diet provides hope for treating patients with drug-resistant epilepsy
Scientists from Royal Holloway, University of London and UCL have identified how a specific diet can be used to help treat patients with uncontrolled epilepsy.
View ArticleA step towards gene therapy against intractable epilepsy
By delivering genes for a certain signal substance and its receptor into the brain of test animals with chronic epilepsy, a research group at Lund University in Sweden and colleagues at University of...
View ArticleMicro-map of hippocampus lends big hand to brain research
A new detailed map of the hippocampal region of the brain, compiled by researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital-The Neuro at McGill University, is helping the scientific...
View ArticleAutoimmune epilepsy outcomes depend heavily on antibody type
Immune dysfunction is increasingly recognized as a cause of drug-resistant epilepsy but how or why the immune system attacks nerve cells - and the consequences on seizure control - are not well...
View ArticleStudies reveal the surprising complexity of cognitive issues in children with...
Children with epilepsy face a number of challenges compared with their healthy peers, including an increased risk of cognitive impairment. Three studies presented the American Epilepsy Society's (AES)...
View ArticleFour studies explore memory decline in people with epilepsy
Four studies presented at the American Epilepsy Society's (AES) 69th Annual Meeting uncover the biological factors that mediate memory decline in people with epilepsy, particularly those with seizures...
View ArticlePersonalized medicine studies reveal gene targets for epilepsy
Technological advances ranging from gene editing to next-generation sequencing offer unprecedented access to the human genome and promise to reshape the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy.
View ArticleEmerging technologies help advance the understanding, detection and control...
A smartphone-induced EEG waveform and an intelligent algorithm for seizure detection are among the emerging technologies to be unveiled at the American Epilepsy Society's (AES) 69th Annual Meeting....
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