News tagged with partial epilepsy
Adjunctive rufinamide reduces refractory partial-onset seizures
Researchers from the Arkansas Epilepsy Program found treatment with rufinamide results in a significant reduction in seizure frequency compared with placebo, for patients with uncontrolled partial-onset seizures (POS). Details ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 01, 2010 |
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Fragile period of childhood brain development could underlie epilepsy
(PhysOrg.com) -- A form of partial epilepsy associated with auditory and other sensory hallucinations has been linked to the disruption of brain development during early childhood, according to a study led ...
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Aug 23, 2009 |
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Web-crawling the brain
The brain is a black box. A complex circuitry of neurons fires information through channels, much like the inner workings of a computer chip. But while computer processors are regimented with the deft economy of an assembly ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 09, 2011 |
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New optogenetic tools for biomedical research developed by UW scientists
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Wyoming have characterized and engineered new proteins that expand the use of light as a tool to manipulate cell cultures, tissues and laboratory model animals.
Jan 25, 2011 |
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Maternal depression adversely affects quality of life in children with epilepsy
A study by Canadian researchers examined the prevalence of maternal depression and its impact on children newly diagnosed with epilepsy. Prevalence of depression in mothers ranged from 30%-38% within the first 24 months following ...
Jan 05, 2011 |
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Patterned pulses boost the effects of deep brain stimulation, research shows
Electrical stimulation has been used as a sort of defibrillator of consciousness, rousing a victim of traumatic brain injury to at least partial awareness, after years in a coma. The procedure, termed deep brain stimulation, ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 30, 2010 |
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Researchers make waves into what awakens epilepsy
A University of Alberta research team has discovered a potential new trigger for epileptic seizures that strike during deep sleep.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 29, 2010 |
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The brain speaks: Scientists decode words from brain signals
In an early step toward letting severely paralyzed people speak with their thoughts, University of Utah researchers translated brain signals into words using two grids of 16 microelectrodes implanted beneath ...
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Sep 07, 2010 |
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Genetic clue to chronic pain could lead to new treatments for the condition
Chronic pain is a serious medical problem, afflicting approximately 20% of adults. Some individuals are more susceptible than others, and the basis for this remains largely unknown. In a report published online today in ...
Aug 04, 2010 |
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UCL researching light therapy as a potential treatment for epilepsy
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new clinical trial at UCL (University College London) is investigating whether light therapy could benefit people with epilepsy who continue to have seizures after trying several types of medication.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 18, 2010 |
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Gabapentin opens window of communication
For patients with quadriplegia, mutism and lower cranial nerve paralysis (locked-in syndrome), their only means of interacting with others is through vertical gaze and upper eyelid movements, using eye-coded communication ...
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Jun 16, 2010 |
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Epilepsy surgery has good effect
Patients with drug-resistant epilepsy run the risk of gradual deterioration in their cognitive abilities. Surgical treatment generally puts an end to seizures but can have a negative effect on memory. However, there is no ...
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Jun 01, 2010 |
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