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New Epilepsy Gene Identified; Possible New Treatment Option
July 23, 2012 — Neuroscientists have identified a new gene involved in epilepsy and could potentially provide a new treatment option for patients with ... > full story -
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New Gene Mutations That Lead to Enlarged Brain Size, Cancer, Autism, Epilepsy Identified
June 29, 2012 — Scientist have discovered new gene mutations associated with markedly enlarged brain size, or ... > full story -
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Gene Mutations Cause Massive Brain Asymmetry
June 24, 2012 — Scientists say de novo somatic mutations in a trio of genes that help regulate cell size and proliferation are likely culprits for causing hemimegalencephaly, though perhaps not the only ... > full story -
Predicting Treatment Response in Central Nervous System Diseases: Simple Way of Avoiding Dangerous Side Effects?
June 23, 2012 — The commonly-used epilepsy drug, valproic acid (VPA), can have a highly beneficial effect on some babies born with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), the number one genetic killer during early infancy. ... > full story -
Information Flow in the Brain Is Not a 'One-Way Street'
June 22, 2012 — Neuroscientists have discovered a new principle of information flow in nerve ... > full story -
Cause of an Inherited Form of Epilepsy Discovered
June 21, 2012 — Double-cortex syndrome primarily affects females and arises from mutations on a gene located on the X chromosome. Medical researchers have used a highly advanced microscope to discover how these ... > full story -
Musical Brain Patterns Could Help Predict Epileptic Seizures
June 15, 2012 — New insights into the electrical patterns of the brain reveal how brain waves with rapidly increasing frequencies, like musical 'glissandi,' could help predict when a patient is going to start an ... > full story -
Could Roseola Virus Be Behind Epilepsy? Childhood Virus Infection Linked to Prolonged Seizures With Fever
June 14, 2012 — New research shows that human herpesviruses (HHV)-6B and HHV-7, commonly know as roseola virus), account for one third of febrile status epilepticus cases. Results suggest that HHV-6B may be involved ... > full story -
Brain Cell Activity Imbalance May Account for Seizure Susceptibility in Angelman Syndrome
June 6, 2012 — Scientists may have pinpointed an underlying cause of the seizures that affect 90 percent of people with Angelman syndrome (AS), a neurodevelopmental ... > full story -
Seizure-Freedom Reported in 68% of Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy Patients
June 6, 2012 — A 25-year follow-up study reveals that 68% of patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) became seizure-free, with nearly 30% no longer needing antiepileptic drug (AED) ... > full story
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