Epilepsy News

Posted April 15, 2008:

• Older Epilepsy Drugs Do Not Prevent First Seizure From Brain Tumors, Review Shows

Posted April 14, 2008:

• Brain Study May Lead To Improved Epilepsy Treatments

Posted April 8, 2008:

• Diabetes Drug May Hold Potential As Treatment For Epilepsy, Using Same Mechanism As Ketogenic Diet

Posted April 3, 2008:

• Drug Prevents Abnormalities That Lead To Seizures, Mouse Study Shows

Posted March 25, 2008:

• Epilepsy Marked By Neural 'Hub' Network

Posted March 9, 2008:

• Structure Of Brain Receptor Implicated In Epilepsy And Pre-Menstrual Tension Determined

Posted March 7, 2008:

• Rett Syndrome Research Reveals High Fracture Risk

Posted February 28, 2008:

• With Just Three Affected Individuals, Researchers Find Gene Behind Rare Form Of Epilepsy

Posted February 14, 2008:

• Hypnosis Helped Physicians Pinpoint Cause Of Children's Seizures

Posted February 11, 2008:

• Epilepsy Drug Doesn't Help Prevent Migraine After All, New Research Shows

Posted January 28, 2008:

• Modified Atkins Diet Can Cut Epileptic Seizures In Adults

Posted January 24, 2008:

• Deafness And Seizures Result When Mysterious Protein Deleted In Mice

Posted January 23, 2008:

• Vets Focus On Neurological Disorders In Dogs, Humans

Posted January 10, 2008:

• Auditory Neurons In Humans Far More Sensitive To Fine Sound Frequencies Than Most Mammals

Posted January 2, 2008:

• Epilepsy And Brain Pathology Linked Together By The Protein ADK

Posted December 20, 2007:

• How An Atkins-Like Diet Can Treat Epilepsy: Leptin Attenuates Rodent Seizure Severity

Posted December 19, 2007:

• Inherited Retardation And Autism Corrected In Mice

Posted December 13, 2007:

• Early Treatment Stops Epilepsy In Its Tracks, Study Suggests

Posted December 6, 2007:

• Researchers Can Read Thoughts To Decipher What A Person Is Actually Seeing

Posted November 29, 2007:

• Separating The Therapeutic Benefits Of Cannabis From Its Mood-Altering Side-Effects

Posted November 28, 2007:

• Monitoring Of A Common Epilepsy Drug During Pregnancy Reduces Seizure Risk

Posted November 19, 2007:

• New Guideline For How To Treat A Person's First Unprovoked Seizure

Posted November 12, 2007:

• Reports Of Seizure Frequency May Be Inaccurate In Patients With Focal Epilepsy

Posted November 4, 2007:

• Epilepsy Genes May Cancel Each Other

Posted October 29, 2007:

• New Guideline Recommends When To Use CT Scans In ER For Seizures
• Epilepsy-Induced Brain Cell Damage Prevented In The Laboratory
• Quality Of Life Study Examines Burden Of Epilepsy

Posted October 25, 2007:

• Epilepsy Drugs May Cause Sexual Disorders

Posted October 23, 2007:

• Brain Waves That Distinguish False Memories From Real Ones Pinpointed

Posted October 22, 2007:

• Childhood Epilepsy Research Offers New Hope For Seizure Control

Posted October 21, 2007:

• Accumulation Of Sugar In Neurons May Explain Origin Of Several Neurodegenerative Diseases

Posted October 16, 2007:

• Blood May Help Us Think

Posted October 15, 2007:

• Once-a-Day Epilepsy Drug Is Effective For Partial Seizures, Study Suggests

Posted October 3, 2007:

• How Genetic Mutation Causes Epilepsy In Infants

Posted September 11, 2007:

• A Child's IQ Could Be Affected By Maternal Epilepsy

Posted September 10, 2007:

• Implantable Device Designed To Detect, Stop Seizures Under Study

Posted August 20, 2007:

• Experiencing Auras? You May Be A Good Candidate For Epilepsy Surgery

Posted August 12, 2007:

• A Woman Who Heard Voices With Speech Impairments

Posted August 7, 2007:

• Miniature Implanted Devices Could Treat Epilepsy, Glaucoma

Posted August 5, 2007:

• Discovery Of Novel Nerve Cell Modulator Offers Potential For Mood Disorders, Epilepsy Treatments

Posted July 31, 2007:

• For The First Time, Patterns Of Excitation Waves Found In Brain's Visual Processing Center

Posted July 30, 2007:

• Interactive 3-D Map Can Guide Neurological Surgeons Through The Brain During Procedure

Posted July 26, 2007:

• Brain Implant Could Predict And Stop Epilepsy Seizures

Posted July 24, 2007:

• The Future Of Medicine: Insert Chip, Cure Disease?

Posted July 19, 2007:

• New Mechanism Found For Memory Storage In Brain

Posted July 16, 2007:

• Evidence Found For Novel Brain Cell Communication

Posted July 6, 2007:

• Epilepsy Means Three Times Higher Risk Of Committing Suicide, Study Suggests

Posted July 3, 2007:

• Damping The Odds That Fireworks Will Spark Seizures

Posted June 8, 2007:

• Millions Of Children With Epilepsy Denied Drug That Costs Less Than $3 A Year

Posted June 7, 2007:

• Experts Call For Urgent Research Into Antiepileptic Drugs Given To Children

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