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Migraine mutations reveal clues to biological basis of disorder
Fifteen percent to 20 percent of people worldwide suffer from migraines - excruciating headaches often presaged by dramatic sensations, or "auras." By studying a rare, inherited form of migraine, researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have found clues to the biological basis of the painful, debilitating disorder. view more (2008-07-01)
New opinions on the health benefits of Mozart
There has been controversy about the health benefits of Mozart's music ever since researchers claimed that listening to the K448 piano sonata improved spatial reasoning skills. Later research suggested that K448 can reduce the number of seizures in people with epilepsy. In the April Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, Professor John Jenkins... view more... (2001-03-29)
Interactive 3-D Map in OR Can Better Guide Jefferson Neurological Surgeons Through the Brain During Procedure
Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience is one of first medical centers in the U.S. to develop and begin using translational, interactive 3-D technology to map the human brain and help guide neurological surgeons during epilepsy surgery and procedures to remove malignant brain tumors. view more (2007-07-31)
New approach to epilepsy - magnetic fields guide surgery
Electrical signals from nerves in the brain cause weak magnetic fields which can be measured by means of magnetoencephalography (MEG). A project supported by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) has investigated the extent to which direct measurement of neural electrical activity can be coupled with MEG to diagnose and treat epilepsy. The findings are... view more... (2003-10-06)
Rice University study finds possible clues to epilepsy, autism
Rice University researchers have found a potential clue to the roots of epilepsy, autism, schizophrenia and other neurological disorders. view more (2008-12-09)
Metabolic disorder not well-suited for inclusion in newborn screening programs
A metabolic disorder that can lead to developmental delay and other problems is more common than previously assumed, but does not meet major criteria for inclusion in newborn screening programs at this time. view more (2006-08-23)
Economic Evaluation (A UK Evaluation) Shows Add-on Therapy With Keppra® (Levetiracetam) is a Cost-effective Alternative To Maintenance Of Standard Therapy For The Treatment Of Refractory Epilepsy
Belgium (4 April 2003) - New cost-effectiveness data presented today at the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) congress, 29th March-5th April, in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, shows add-on therapy with Keppra* (levetiracetam) is a cost-effective alternative to standard treatment of refractory epilepsy1. The incremental cost-effectiveness analysis... view more... (2003-04-03)
Study: Adding Vimpat significantly reduces partial-onset seizures in adults with epilepsy
The new antiepileptic drug Vimpat® (lacosamide) demonstrated significantly fewer seizures in adult partial-onset epilepsy patients whose seizures were inadequately controlled despite taking up to three other AEDs, according to a Phase III clinical study published online in Epilepsia. view more (2009-01-28)
For The First Time, Patterns Of Excitation Waves Found In Brain's Visual Processing Center
Neuroscientists have long believed that vision is processed in the brain along circuits made up of neurons, similar to the way telephone signals are transferred through separate wires from one station to another. view more (2007-08-01)
The Lancet Neurology October Issue
Mental health bill or public order-cause for concern Can we predict whether an individual with a severe personality disorder will commit murder? Should compulsory treatment in the community be introduced? In a draft mental health bill, which was under consultation until September 16, the UK government has proposed a number of changes that have... view more... (2002-09-13)
Healing potential discovered in everyday human brain cells
University of Florida researchers have shown ordinary human brain cells may share the prized qualities of self-renewal and adaptability normally associated with stem cells. view more (2006-08-17)
UCSD team creates model for genetic brain syndrome
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine took a step closer to understanding the basis of a severe epilepsy and mental retardation syndrome. view more (2006-01-05)
Light-activated compound silences nerves, may one day help epileptics
Brain activity has been compared to a light bulb turning on in the head. Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have reversed this notion, creating a drug that stops brain activity when a light shines on it. view more (2007-03-07)
Ketogenic diet prevents seizures by enhancing brain energy production, increasing neuron stability
Although the high-fat, calorie-restricted ketogenic diet (KD) has long been used to prevent childhood epileptic seizures that are unresponsive to drugs, physicians have not really understood exactly why the diet works. view more (2005-11-14)
Functional MRI enables noninvasive evaluation of epilepsy patients
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) of the brain reduces the need for invasive testing of seizure disorder patients being considered for surgical treatment, according to a study published in the July issue of the journal Radiology. view more (2005-06-28)
Bold Three-Stage Brain Operation for Intractable Seizures Appears Promising
Sadly, none of the treatments for epilepsy-anti-seizure medications, a procedure called vagus nerve stimulation, a special diet -could quell the electrical storms in the young boy's brain. view more (2006-05-08)
How brain pacemakers erase diseased messages
Brain "pacemakers" that have helped ease symptoms in people with Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders seem to work by drowning out the electrical signals of their diseased brains. view more (2007-05-31)
Deafness and seizures result when mysterious protein deleted in mice
Scientists have discovered that mice genetically engineered to lack a particular protein in the brain have profound deafness and seizures. The finding suggests a pathway, they say, for exploring the hereditary causes of deafness and epilepsy in humans. view more (2008-01-25)
Epilepsy drug eases symptoms of inherited disorder that weakens muscles
An epilepsy drug that has been on the market for decades can ease the symptoms of adult sufferers with a genetic disorder that seriously weakens muscles. view more (2006-06-26)
Boosting key protein in brain could improve seizure treatment, Stanford study finds
A naturally occurring protein in our brains could be the basis for a more promising epilepsy treatment-without the nasty side effects caused by many of the current medications. view more (2006-08-16)
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