What is Epilepsy and How is it Treated?
27 Jun 2022
In this video, we review the different types of epilepsy and the available treatments for pediatric patients, including epilepsy surgery. Our team of experts at...
27 Jun 2022
In this video, we review the different types of epilepsy and the available treatments for pediatric patients, including epilepsy surgery. Our team of experts at...
07 Jan 2021
The MHRA’s review of the use of epilepsy medication in pregnancy has highlighted the existing evidence of the risks of harm to unborn children posed by the use of...
26 Oct 2020
More than 50 million people suffer from epilepsy, a neurological disorder where neurons malfunction and fire at the same time, triggering seizures. This video was...
03 Jun 2020
Depression is the most common psychiatric comorbidity in people with epilepsy*. Moreover, according to today’s guest Dr. Andres Kanner, individuals with epilepsy have a...
04 Mar 2020
The Wellness Institute is excited to premiere the new Sleep and Epilepsy Whiteboard video narrated by actor Greg Grunberg! This video highlights the importance of sleep...
26 Feb 2020
Epilepsy is estimated to affect more than 500,000 people in the UK. In this video Professor Mark Richardson outlines the benefits of participating in MRI research. Find...
04 Apr 2018
Mechanism and Diagnosis of Epilepsy as well as further investigations and treatment required explained using animations and illustrations. Watch more Neurology Topics:...
07 Dec 2011
Cyclical natural progesterone appears to reduce the frequency of catamenial seizures in some women, a placebo-controlled study has found. Women with a large number of...
06 Dec 2011
Gamma Knife surgery significantly reduced the number of seizures in a subset of patients with rare congenital tumors, based on data from a prospective trial of 64...
12 Jan 2017
Infantile Spasms is a rare disorder consisting of epileptic spasms that occur before the age of one year. This severe epilepsy affects...
30 Jun 2016
Dear Colleagues, On behalf of the Czech chapter and the Commission on European affairs (CEA) of the International League Against Epilepsy...
26 Feb 2013
In the weeks, months and years after a severe head injury, patients often experience epileptic seizures that are difficult to control. A...
17 Jan 2013
A majority of pediatricians and family practitioners in a central Texas survey were unsure when pediatric epilepsy should be considered...
10 Dec 2012
Bilateral stimulation of the anterior nuclei of the thalamus led to a median reduction in partial-onset seizure frequency of 69% after a...
03 Dec 2012
While febrile seizures are common in early childhood and generally benign, prolonged febrile seizures of 30 minutes or longer have been...
05 Nov 2012
Epilepsy increased the risk for sudden cardiac death threefold in a case-control study involving 1,019 cases of sudden cardiac death....
29 Oct 2012
Patients whose epilepsy was uncontrolled had more injuries, spent more time in the hospital, received more prescriptions, and incurred...
01 Sep 2012
Major Finding: Functional magnetic resonance imaging correlated with EEG in children with absence epilepsy and matched healthy controls....
26 Aug 2012
Pediatric stroke survivors had an absolute risk of 39% for developing epilepsy in the 10 years following their stroke in a review of 371...
22 Aug 2012
The total defined daily dose of antiepileptic drugs was the best predictor of medication side effects in a clinical prediction rule...
14 Aug 2012
A proposal for a new way to classify seizures would modify the way they have been discussed and organized since 1989. But the new system –...
18 May 2012
Women with epilepsy appear to have a significantly greater number of unintended pregnancies than does the general population and cite a...
05 Apr 2012
A new report released by the Institute of Medicine offers a unified public health plan for the epilepsies that focuses on public health...
07 Mar 2012
Surgery was clearly superior to pharmacotherapy at relieving seizures in a study of patients with intractable mesial temporal lobe...
30 Jan 2012
A novel implantable device has demonstrated potential for predicting seizure onset in a preliminary analysis of 15 adult patients with...
15 Nov 2011
Almost half the patients who undergo surgery for epilepsy remain seizure free 10 years postop, but further improvements in presurgical...
12 Nov 2011
Several new antiepileptic drugs and devices aimed at preventing or suppressing seizure have achieved results with better management of...
02 Nov 2011
New evidence suggests that excessive glutamate released from glioma cells causes epileptic activity in peritumoral neurons, which may be...