Science news articles about 'intractable epilepsy'

... on the medication. Researchers found that these children were not at high risk of subsequently developing intractable epilepsy. The study will be presented on Sunday, Dec. 7, at the American Epilepsy ...

... in children with epilepsy who have achieved seizure-freedom while on the medication. Researchers found that these children were not at high risk of subsequently developing intractable epilepsy.

... be covered by a cap or scarf, transmit an electrical current to the nerve. "People with intractable epilepsy who have continuing seizures are often drug-resistant," DeGiorgio said. "In addition, ...

LOS ANGELES, March 23 (UPI) -- A U.S. medical scientist says a new nerve-stimulation device can reduce seizures caused by intractable epilepsy by more than 50 percent.

... and her colleagues took fMRI scans of five patients with intractable epilepsy at St. Louis Children's Hospital. The scans, during which the subjects did nothing, were taken prior to ...

... famous had he not hit his head, developed intractable epilepsy, undergone surgery and lost the capacity to ... and hit his head. He developed epilepsy soon afterwards, although it is unclear whether the ...