Articles tagged with Absence Seizures
A new study by researchers at MIT and MGH found that even low stimulation currents could sometimes still cause electrographic seizures in awake mice, with a rate of 2.2 percent of tests experiencing seizures. The study cautions against the use of brain stimulation-based therapies without proper monitoring.
Researchers at Ruhr-University Bochum found that stimulating cerebellar nuclei cells can prevent abnormal brain activity associated with absence seizures. The study used mice and optogenetic stimulation to confirm the therapeutic potential of targeted cerebellar stimulation.
A team of researchers used 2-photon microscopy to visualize individual neurons during absence seizures, revealing uncoordinated firing activity instead of the expected rhythmic pattern. The study aims to better understand the underlying causes of absence epilepsy and potentially develop new treatments.
Researchers at the University of Warwick are conducting a study to better understand absence epilepsy, a childhood condition characterized by brief interruptions of consciousness. The study aims to identify new therapeutic targets and develop more effective treatments for children with absence seizures.
Researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine used optogenetics to show that inducing synchronized activity in a specific nerve tract within the thalamus is sufficient to cause seizures, while disrupting it can terminate them. This finding may lead to improved ways of reducing or preventing absence seizures in susceptible child...
Researchers identified a key clue to treating absence seizures by deleting the T-type calcium channel CaV3.3 in mice, which suppressed burst firing and increased tonic firing. This study challenges existing hypotheses and provides a foundation for developing effective treatment methods.
Petit mal or absence seizures affect 100,000 US children and account for one-fifth of childhood epilepsies. The new findings may lead to more effective treatments, which can have a profound effect on a child's development.