News articles tagged with 'epilepsy'
Current cigarette smokers at increased risk of seizures
— 18 Nov 2009 12:40 | HealthA recent study determined there is a significant risk of seizure for individuals who currently smoke cigarettes. Boston-based researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard... — full story
Duke researchers find explanation for rapid maturation of neurones at birth
— 18 Nov 2009 09:45 | HealthAt the moment a newborn switches from amniotic fluid to breathing air, another profound shift occurs: nerve cells in the brain convert from hyperexcitability to a calm frame against... — full story
BCM scientists find 'molecular trigger' for sudden death in epilepsy
— 15 Oct 2009 10:43 | HealthThe most common gene for a syndrome associated with abnormal heart rhythms and sudden death triggers epileptic seizures and could explain sudden unexplained death in epilepsy, said... — full story
Study may explain how a well-known epilepsy and pain drug works
— 14 Oct 2009 12:41 | HealthA Duke University Medical Centre researcher who spent years looking for the signals that prompt the brain to form new connections between neurones has found one that may explain precisely... — full story
Packages of care for epilepsy in low- and middle-income countries
— 13 Oct 2009 09:41 | HealthIn the second in a six part series on treating mental health problems in resource-poor settings, Caroline Mbuba and Charles Newton (Centre for Geographic Medicine Research, Kenya Medical... — full story
Gene mutation causes severe epilepsy, febrile seizures in thousands of infants worldwide
— 17 Sep 2009 13:09 | HealthUniversity of Utah medical researchers have identified a gene with mutations that cause febrile seizures and contribute to a severe form of epilepsy known as Dravet syndrome in some... — full story
Kids with small head size at risk of neurologic problems, screening needed
— 15 Sep 2009 15:00 | HealthA new guideline from the American Academy of Neurology, developed in full collaboration with the Child Neurology Society, finds that children with microcephaly that is, children whose... — full story
Marine biomedicine researchers decode structure of promising sea compound
— 29 Aug 2009 08:22 | HealthScientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego and their colleagues at Creighton University have deciphered the highly unusual molecular structure of a naturally... — full story
Fragile period of childhood brain development could underlie epilepsy
— 24 Aug 2009 13:13 | HealthA form of partial epilepsy associated with auditory and other sensory hallucinations has been linked to the disruption of brain development during early childhood, according to a study... — full story
Seizures during pregnancy associated with risk of preterm and small babies
— 11 Aug 2009 12:46 | HealthWomen with epilepsy who have seizures during pregnancy appear more likely to give birth to preterm, small or low-birth-weight babies than women without epilepsy, according to a report... — full story