Children with drug-resistant epilepsy who are Black or insured through Medicaid may be less likely than white and privately insured patients to receive surgical treatments that can end or minimize ...
Melbourne researchers test a new AI tool that detects tiny lesions in children with epilepsy, leading to surgeries that leave ...
A new study reveals that sleep-like slow-wave brain activity can persist for years in surgically disconnected brain ...
Studies suggest natural language processing (NLP) is an effective tool in identifying candidates for epilepsy surgery. A review of 6 studies found natural language processing (NLP) showed ...
GOOD LUCK TO YOU TONIGHT. A NEW WAY TO HEAL. THE MOST COMMON CHRONIC BRAIN DISEASE IN THE U.S. EPILEPSY. NEARLY 3 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE IT CAUSING DISRUPTIVE AND DANGEROUS SEIZURES. BUT NOW THERE IS A ...
Medication has long been the cornerstone of treatment for people with epilepsy, but it doesn't stop seizures for everyone and ...
For medication-resistant epileptics, surgery is often the only way to stop seizures. However, for those with frontal lobe epilepsy, sometimes surgery doesn’t ensure the seizures stop. A new study has ...
Investigators found that surgical intervention for epilepsy improves social functioning and increases the likelihood a patient will be free of seizures. Surgical treatment for epilepsy leads to ...
March 7, 2012 — For patients with drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy, surgery soon after failure of 2 antiepileptic drug (AED) trials is more effective than continued medical management in ...
A 17-year-old male patient has successfully overcome 15 years of drug-resistant epilepsy thanks to a groundbreaking vagus ...
People who have had bariatric surgery may have an increased risk of developing epilepsy, according to a study published in the September 28, 2022, online issue of Neurology ®, the medical journal of ...