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Jan 28, 2022

Does Age Affect Onset of Epilepsy?

More than 570,000 people who are 65 years or older have epilepsy. Adults are the fastest growing group for this disorder. Research from Jacqueline A. French, MD, Neurologist at ...

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Jan 21, 2022

Brief Sounds Influence Disordered Brain Activity in Rolandic Epilepsy

A research team at the University of Tübingen and Tübingen University Hospitals has posited that playing brief sounds while a child with Rolandic epilepsy is sleeping can subdue, ...

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Jul 28, 2021

Researchers Find Potential Means to Better Control Epileptic Seizures

Case Western University Researchers recently identified what could be a new, beneficial means of controlling epileptic seizures. Lin Mei, professor, and chair of the Department of ...

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Apr 23, 2021

Researchers May Have Found a Way to Prevent Acquired Epilepsy

In February of 2018, Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy (CURE) revealed details of findings from a new study. In it, they explain that they have discovered a ...

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Apr 22, 2021

New Mathematical Model Might Prevent Seizures

Epilepsy is an extremely common brain disorder that affects more than 65 million people worldwide. This neurological condition is a mystery to many medical researchers, as they ...

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Apr 16, 2021

Rheumatoid Arthritis and Epilepsy – Is There a Connection?

Rheumatoid arthritis, or RA, is a type of autoimmune condition that affects about 1.3% of the people in the world. In the United States alone, more than a million and a half ...

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Mar 19, 2021

What Are the Links Between ADHD and Epilepsy?

There are links between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and epilepsy, but it is unclear exactly what the contributing factors are to their cooccurrence. Multiple ...

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Jan 8, 2021

Brain Proteins and Patterns Help Researchers Understand Epilepsy and Anxiety Better

Those who are suffering from epilepsy or anxiety and who have no way of dealing with their condition, could be able to benefit from new therapies that are being developed. ...

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Sep 22, 2020

Coexisting Psychiatric Illnesses and Epilepsy Linked to Network Dysfunctions

A recent article published by doctors Phillip L. W. Colmers and Jamie Maguire of the Tufts University School of Medicine points out that the “episodic nature of both epilepsy and ...

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Feb 11, 2020