News related to Zonegran (Zonisamide) and/or conditions it is approved for
Implanted Device Predicts Epilepsy Seizures In Humans
Source: Epilepsy News From Medical News Today [2013.05.02]
For the first time, a small device implanted in the brain has accurately predicted the onset of seizures in some adults who have epilepsy that doesn't respond to drugs, according to a small proof-of-concept study published Online First in The Lancet Neurology...
Implanted Device May Predict Epilepsy Seizures, Study Suggests
Source: MedicineNet Seizure Specialty [2013.05.02]
Title: Implanted Device May Predict Epilepsy Seizures, Study Suggests
Category: Health News
Created: 5/2/2013 10:35:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 5/2/2013 12:00:00 AM
Experimental Treatment For Rare Pediatric 'Pretzel Syndrome' Halts Intractable Seizures
Source: Epilepsy News From Medical News Today [2013.04.26]
With a better understanding of underlying mechanisms that cause a rare neurodevelopmental disorder in the Old Order Mennonite population, referred to as Pretzel syndrome, a new study reports that five children were successfully treated with a drug that modifies the disease process, minimizing seizures and improving receptive language...
TBI Increases Odds For Depression, Behavior Impulsivity, PTSD In Patients With Nonepileptic Seizures
Source: Epilepsy News From Medical News Today [2013.04.10]
A new study by a Rhode Island Hospital researcher has found that traumatic brain injury (TBI) can significantly increase the odds of having major depression, personality impulsivity and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES). The paper, by W. Curt LaFrance Jr., M.D., M.P.H...
Prolonged Seizures In Children And Developmental Delays
Source: Epilepsy News From Medical News Today [2013.04.10]
Researchers from the UK determined that developmental delays are present in children within six weeks following convulsive status epilepticus (CSE) - a seizure lasting longer than thirty minutes...
Tapeworm-Linked Seizures May Be Rising in U.S., Doctors Say
Source: MedicineNet Seizure Specialty [2013.04.09]
Title: Tapeworm-Linked Seizures May Be Rising in U.S., Doctors Say
Category: Health News
Created: 4/8/2013 4:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 4/9/2013 12:00:00 AM
Using Functional Brain Networks, Epileptic Seizures Can Propagate
Source: Epilepsy News From Medical News Today [2013.04.04]
The seizures that affect people with temporal-lobe epilepsy usually start in a region of the brain called the hippocampus. But they are often able to involve other areas outside the temporal lobe, propagating via anatomically and functionally connected networks in the brain...
Electroencephalogram Is Underused Tool For Diagnosis Of Seizures In Hospital Patients
Source: Epilepsy News From Medical News Today [2013.03.30]
Electroencephalogram (EEG), which measures and records electrical activity in the brain, is a quick and efficient way of determining whether seizures are the cause of altered mental status (AMS) and spells, according to a study by scientists at the University of California, San Francisco...
Epilepsy and Seizures Quiz: Test Your Medical IQ
Source: MedicineNet clonazepam Specialty [2011.08.11]
Title: Epilepsy and Seizures Quiz: Test Your Medical IQ
Category: MedicineNet Quiz
Created: 2/17/2011 2:57:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 8/11/2011 12:52:51 PM
Febrile Seizures
Source: MedicineNet Roseola Specialty [2010.08.13]
Title: Febrile Seizures
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 5/9/2008 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/13/2010 12:00:00 AM
Seizures Symptoms and Types
Source: MedicineNet Phenylketonuria Specialty [2007.12.13]
Title: Seizures Symptoms and Types
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 1/31/2005 8:07:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 12/13/2007 12:00:00 AM
Link Between Epilepsy And Autism Found
Source: Autism News From Medical News Today [2013.05.16]
Adults with epilepsy are more likely to have a greater number of characteristics of autism and Asperger syndrome, according to new research by the University of Bath, England. The finding was discovered by Dr. SallyAnn Wakeford, a PhD student from the University's Department of Psychology, and revealed a previously unknown link between epileptic seizures and the signs of autism in adults...
Seizure Prediction Device Shows Proof of Concept
Source: Medscape NeurologyHeadlines [2013.05.14]
Researchers in Australia have shown for the first time in humans that epileptic seizures can be predicted by a device implanted into the brain that measures EEG patterns.
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Tuberous Sclerosis Brain Science
Source: Autism News From Medical News Today [2013.05.13]
Doctors often diagnose tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) based on the abnormal growths the genetic disease causes in organs around the body. Those overt anatomical structures, however, belie the microscopic and mysterious neurological differences behind the disease's troublesome behavioral symptoms: autism, intellectual disabilities, and seizures...
Brain Cells Cure Epilepsy In Mouse Model
Source: Epilepsy News From Medical News Today [2013.05.08]
UCSF scientists controlled seizures in epileptic mice with a one-time transplantation of medial ganglionic eminence (MGE) cells, which inhibit signaling in overactive nerve circuits, into the hippocampus, a brain region associated with seizures, as well as with learning and memory...
Trauma-Induced Epilepsy May Be Prevented By Cooling The Brain Following Injury
Source: Epilepsy News From Medical News Today [2013.02.25]
In the weeks, months and years after a severe head injury, patients often experience epileptic seizures that are difficult to control. A new study in rats suggests that gently cooling the brain after injury may prevent these seizures...
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