News tagged with seizure disorder
Optimal modulation of ion channels rescues neurons associated with epilepsy
New research successfully reverses epilepsy-associated pathology by using a sophisticated single-cell modeling paradigm to examine abnormal cell behavior and identify the optimal modulation of channel activity. The study, ...
Oct 18, 2011 |
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Treatment-resistant epilepsy common in idiopathic autism
A new study found that treatment-resistant epilepsy (TRE) is common in idiopathic autism. Early age at the onset of seizures and delayed global development were associated with a higher frequency of resistance to antiepileptic ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 19, 2011 |
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Epilepsy-linked memory losss worries more patients than doctors
Patients with epilepsy worry more than their physicians do about the patients' potential memory loss accompanying their seizure disorder, according to a recent study.
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Mar 08, 2011 |
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Anti-cholesterol drugs could help stave off seizures: research
Statins, the family of drugs used to lower cholesterol, might also reduce the risk of epileptic seizures in people with cardiovascular disease, according to a new statistical study by a drug safety expert at the University ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 25, 2010 |
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Researchers find possible biomarker to identify seizure-related stress
New research from Rhode Island Hospital found that reduced levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), a protein in the brain that encourages growth of neurons, may be a trait marker for individuals with psychogenic ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 04, 2010 |
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Life threatening breathing disorder of Rett syndrome prevented
A group of researchers at the University of Bristol have sequestered the potentially fatal breath holding episodes associated with the autistic-spectrum disorder Rett syndrome.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 04, 2010 |
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Researchers find that interneurons are not all created equally
(PhysOrg.com) -- A type of neuron that, when malfunctioning, has been tied to epilepsy, autism and schizophrenia is much more complex than previously thought, researchers at MIT's Picower Institute for Learning ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 08, 2010 |
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Epileptic seizures may be linked to an ancient gene family
New research points to a genetic route to understanding and treating epilepsy. Timothy Jegla, an assistant professor of biology at Penn State University, has identified an ancient gene family that plays a ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Aug 01, 2010 |
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Understanding Balance in the Nervous System
(PhysOrg.com) -- A UConn neuroscientist is studying a signaling pathway in the brain that is the target of many anxiolytic medications.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 13, 2010 |
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Combination MMRV vaccine linked with two-fold risk of seizures
The combination vaccine for measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox (MMRV) is associated with double the risk of febrile seizures for 1- to 2-year-old children compared with same-day administration of the separate vaccine ...
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Jun 28, 2010 |
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Commonly used seizure drug could treat severe genetic liver disease: study
The liver scarring of [alpha]1-antitrypsin (AT) deficiency, the most common genetic cause for which children undergo liver transplantation, might be reversed or prevented with a medication that has long been used to treat ...
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Jun 03, 2010 |
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New probe promises to reveal brain's mysteries
(PhysOrg.com) -- Dozens of potential applications await a new neurological probing platform developed by European scientists. The new system offers the promise of new cures for neurological disease and a better ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 11, 2010 |
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Rare gene variants linked to high risk of broad range of seizure disorders
Scientists at Duke University Medical Center have uncovered evidence suggesting that people missing large chunks of DNA on chromosome 16 are much more likely than others to develop a chronic seizure disorder during their ...
Apr 15, 2010 |
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Article on memory may make a lasting impression, depending on theta phase lock
They say there's only one chance to make a first impression, but what makes that memory last?
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Mar 24, 2010 |
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Deep brain stimulation reduces epileptic seizures in patients with refractory partial and secondarily generalized seizur
A recent study organized by Stanford University researchers found patients with refractory partial and secondarily generalized seizures had a reduction in seizures after deep brain stimulation. This multi-center clinical ...
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Mar 18, 2010 |
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