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A new study reveals how memory and abnormal brain activity are linked in patients with epilepsy who often report problems with memory. The data show that abnormal electrical pulses from specific brain cells in these patients are associated with a temporary kind of memory disruption called transient cognitive impairment.

Channels: Epilepsy, Neuro, Staff Picks, All Journal News,

Keywords: Epilepsy, Rutishauser, transient cognitive impairment, Hippocampus, Memory

Researchers report cases of five epilepsy patients who found better treatments for deleterious neuropsychiatric symptoms like anxiety and depression using data collected — while the patients were at home — from implanted neurostimulators placed in their brains to control their epileptic seizures.

Channels: Epilepsy, Healthcare, Mental Health, Neuro, Pharmaceuticals, Psychology and Psychiatry, All Journal News,

Keywords: Epileptic Seizures, drug resistant epilepsy, Implanted Electrodes, neuropsychiatric symptoms, psychogenic non-epileptic seizures, Neurostimulators, Epilepsy

A researcher at Rice University's Brown School of Engineering and an alumna of her lab have the first validation of their program to assess the risk of seizures in patients with epilepsy.

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A new clinical trial in the emergency department finds no difference in efficacy or adverse effects of three commonly used treatments for patients with refractory status epilepticus.

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Keywords: Epilepsy, Status Epilepticus, Seizures, Emergency Department (ED), Emergency Medicine, Benzodiazepine, Valproate, Levetiracetam, Fosphenytoin

Imagine not being able to drive, shower alone or even work because you are never quite sure when the next seizure will leave you incapacitated. Hope may be on the horizon for epilepsy patients who have had limited success with seizure drugs. In a study, led by a Johns Hopkins lead investigator, of 437 patients across 107 institutions in 16 countries, researchers found that the investigational drug cenobamate reduced seizures 55% on the two highest doses of this medication that were tested over the entire treatment period.

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Keywords: Epilepsy, Seizure, drug, Treatment

The five-year award will support the NINDS Human Genetics Resource Center, a collection of biological samples and corresponding demographic, clinical, and genetic data made available to qualified researchers around the world. This repository includes samples from subjects with various diseases – such as cerebrovascular disease, dystonia, epilepsy, motor neuron disease, parkinsonism, and Tourette Syndrome.

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Keywords: biobanking, Ninds, NIH, NIH Award, Biobank, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), national institute of neurological disorders and stroke, Parkinson Disease, Parkinsonism, Stroke, Stroke research, Genetics

With a little time, some information and a few questions, neurologists can help women with epilepsy make choices about birth control, folic acid supplements, and pregnancy.

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Keywords: Epilepsy, Seizures, epilepsy and pregnancy, Pregnancy, women and epilepsy, epilepsy and women, ILAE, birth control and anti-seizure drugs, Drug Interactions, Birth Defects, pregnancy risks

Keck Medicine of USC announces the launch of the USC Epilepsy Care Consortium, a unique partnership of six independent epilepsy centers serving patients in Los Angeles County, Orange County and the Central Valley.

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Keywords: Epilepsy, epilepsy center, Epilepsy Treatment, Epilepsy Treatment Options, Keck Medicine of USC, USC Epilepsy Care Consortium , USC Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, USC Neurorestoration Center, Keck School Of Medicine Of Usc, central valley, los angeles county, Orange County

About 600,000 women with epilepsy become pregnant each year. Careful management of anti-seizure medications can reduce risks to both mother and baby.

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Keywords: Epilepsy, EURAP, ILAE, Seizures, Pregnancy, pregnancy and epilepsy, epilepsy and pregnancy, Medication, AED, AEDS, fetal abnormalities, Birth Defects, women & epilepsy

In Mozambique, most people with epilepsy don’t seek treatment. So the country took on an intimidating challenge: Diagnose and treat more people by increasing awareness, reducing stigma, improving medication access, and partnering with traditional healers.

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Keywords: Epilepsy, Seizures, Epilepsy Awareness, epilepsy education, Stigma, Stigma and Health, Mozambique, Traditional Healers, ILAE, Africa