seizures

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    epilepsy

    Model clarifies a type of fatal seizures in epilepsy

    Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy, or SUDEP, ranks second only to stroke in potential life-years lost due to neurological diseases.
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    Method helps finds source of epilepsy seizures before they begin

    A new approach could locate the source of seizures before they happen, reducing the need for invasive procedures for drug-resistant epilepsy.
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    Machine learning pinpoints where epilepsy seizures begin

    Machine learning reveals patterns in brain activity and within minutes can pinpoint where seizures begin, researchers say.
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    epilepsy

    Model clarifies individual epilepsy seizure ‘clock’

    Statistical models show that the rhythmicity of epilepsy seizures likely changes with age and common triggers.
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    strokes

    Seizure may up dementia risk for young stroke survivors

    "Seizures are a common complication of stroke. Screening and treating stroke survivors for them may reduce the onset of dementia."
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    epilepsy

    Gene may explain forms of epilepsy with unknown cause

    A new explanation for some forms of epilepsy with unknown causes could also have implications for other neuromuscular diseases such as ALS.
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    Antidepressants during pregnancy are unlikely to cause seizures in kids later

    Taking antidepressants during pregnancy does not appear to cause seizures in newborn babies or epilepsy in children, a new study shows.
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    epilepsy

    Adult epilepsy treatment is also safe and effective for kids

    A surgical treatment for adults with epilepsy involving a brain implant works to reduce seizures in kids as young as 3, researchers report.
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    epilepsy

    EEG helps predict if treatment will benefit people with epilepsy

    A new diagnostic model that combines EEG with clinical observation can determine if patients with epilepsy will respond to treatment with 80% accuracy.
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    brains

    Brain’s THC equivalent can quell seizures but there’s a catch

    A THC-like compound in the brain calms epileptic seizures but also increases memory loss, research with mice indicates.
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    epilepsy

    Finding links periods and some drug-resistant epilepsy

    "We found a surprising association between women's menstrual cycle and those with drug-resistant genetic generalized epilepsy."
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    epilepsy

    AI tracks seizures in real time

    By treating the brain as a network, researchers say they can use artificial intelligence and EEG data to ID and locate seizures in real time.