News tagged with intractable epilepsy
Unique nerve-stimulation device proves effective against epilepsy
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 18, 2009 |
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Epilepsy is a common medical condition characterized by convulsions and short periods of confusion. It affects more than 50 million people worldwide. But intractable epilepsy, which affects more than 1 million Americans and ...
Study finds it generally safe to withdraw anti-seizure medication in children with epilepsy
Dec 07, 2008 |
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A new Mayo Clinic study found that it is generally safe to withdraw anti-seizure medications in children with epilepsy who have achieved seizure-freedom while on the medication. Researchers found that these children were ...
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Depression twice as likely in seizure sufferers
Mar 16, 2009 |
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A new study published in Epilepsia finds that the prevalence of depression is almost twice as high in people with epilepsy compared to the general population. Among those with epilepsy, racial minorities have seven times ...
Diet may eliminate spasms for infants with epilepsy
Sep 08, 2008 |
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Infantile spasms are a severe and potentially devastating epilepsy condition affecting children aged typically 4-8 months. In a new study appearing in Epilepsia, researchers have found that the ketogenic diet, a high fat, l ...
Epilepsy drug may increase risk of autism in children
Medicine & Health / Medications
Dec 01, 2008 |
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A new study shows that women who take the epilepsy drug valproate while pregnant may significantly increase their child's risk of developing autism. The preliminary research is published in the December 2, 2008, print issue ...
Researchers develop brain-scanning process that holds promise for epilepsy treatments (w/Video)
May 19, 2009 |
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University of Minnesota McKnight professor and Director of Center for Neuroengineering Bin He has developed a new technique that has led to preliminary successes in noninvasive imaging of seizure foci. He's technique promises ...
Epilepsy linked to higher risk of drowning
Aug 18, 2008 |
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People with epilepsy appear to have a much higher risk of drowning compared to people without epilepsy, according to a study published in the August 19, 2008, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academ ...
Modified Atkins diet can cut epileptic seizures in adults
Jan 28, 2008 |
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A modified version of a popular high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet can significantly cut the number of seizures in adults with epilepsy, a study led by Johns Hopkins researchers suggests. The Atkins-like diet, which has ...
Packages of care for epilepsy in low- and middle-income countries
Oct 13, 2009 |
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In the second in a six part series on treating mental health problems in resource-poor settings, Caroline Mbuba and Charles Newton (Centre for Geographic Medicine Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kilifi, Kenya) ...
Children with newly diagnosed epilepsy at risk for cognitive problems
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Aug 12, 2009 |
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Children who have normal IQs before they experience a first seizure may also have problems with language, memory, learning and other cognitive skills, according to a study published in the August 12, 2009, online issue of ...
Doctors raise questions, concerns about FDA suicide warning
Dec 09, 2008 |
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Medical specialists at the nation's largest professional meeting on epilepsy discussed multiple questions and concerns they have about data presented by the FDA in support of its recent suicide alert on anticonvulsant drugs ...
Surgery safe for babies and toddlers suffering from seizures
Mar 23, 2009 |
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A new study published in Epilepsia reveals surgery for babies and toddlers suffering from epilepsy is relatively safe and is effective in controlling seizures. The findings also show that early surgery may have a positive impact ...
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