Science news articles about 'seizures and epilepsy'

... of the study. “Because patients with stroke have high incidence of immediate and long-term seizures and epilepsy, they constitute a population where seizure prevention with anti-epileptic drugs can ...

... illness caused by T. solium infection—neurocysticercosis—is the most common cause of adult-onset seizures and epilepsy in developing countries where the tapeworm is endemic. Brain scans of individuals ...

... life. The study was published in the April 2009 edition of Epilepsy and Behavior. PNES is a condition that is marked by seizures resembling epileptic seizures. Unlike epilepsy, however, seizures in ...

... means some infants with Dravet syndrome, a type of epilepsy that often begins with fever-induced (febrile) ... before now, was not suspected in seizures or epilepsy. "This new gene gives us a much needed ...

... Further results indicate that risk of seizures or epilepsy was not significantly different between moderate alcohol drinkers ... alcohol consumption (15.1-30.0 g/day) was associated with risk of seizure ...

... less-invasive techniques to remove tumors, to repair life-threatening aneurysms and to dramatically reduce seizures in epilepsy patients. Rather than removing large sections of the skull or face, ...

... structure and plasticity. It is also known to be involved in learning and memory as well as seizures and epilepsy and, thus, is a good candidate for the human study focused on genetic predictors for ...