Researchers stimulate human amygdala to gain key insight into sudden unexpected death in epilepsy
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 - 19:00
in Health & Medicine
Researchers have identified areas of the human brain in which breathing is controlled and, in some cases, impaired. Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy is becoming increasingly recognized as a very real and devastating problem in which impaired breathing is thought to play a critical role. Researchers believe breathing may be impaired during and after seizures, without the patient's knowledge.