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Epilepsy Research News
July 27, 2023

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The Mozart Effect Myth: Listening to Music Does Not Help Against Epilepsy

Over the past fifty years, there have been remarkable claims about the effects of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's music. Reports about alleged symptom-alleviating effects of listening to Mozart's Sonata KV448 in epilepsy attracted a lot of public attention. However, the empirical validity of the ...

Seizures Can Be Predicted More Than 30 Minutes Before Onset in Patients With Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

Seizures can be predicted more than 30 minutes before onset in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy, opening the door to a therapy using electrodes that could be activated to prevent seizures from happening, according to new ...

Researchers Discover Genetic Variant Associated With Earlier Onset Childhood Epilepsy

Researchers have discovered a specific genetic variant in SCN1A, the most common genetic epilepsy, that leads to an earlier onset of epilepsy, with clinical features distinct from other epilepsies. The researchers also identified a potentially ...

Gene Therapy Targeting Overactive Brain Cells Could Treat Neurological Disorders

A new treatment for neurological and psychiatric diseases, that works by reducing the excitability of overactive brain cells, has been ...
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Children With Severe Form of Epilepsy Should Receive Flu Vaccine Due to High Seizure Risk After Influenza Infection, Study Finds

Children with a severe form of epilepsy should be vaccinated against the flu due to the high risk of seizures being triggered by an influenza infection, according to a new ...

An Animal Model of West Syndrome Exhibits a Progressive Increase in Epileptic Spasms and Learning and Memory Deficits

Researchers have provided the first demonstration of a progressive increase in epileptic spasms along with learning and memory deficits in an animal model of this ...

Functional, Nonepileptic Seizures Show Structural Abnormalities in Brain Scans, Study Shows

Functional seizures not caused by epilepsy are associated with structural changes in the brain that can be seen using MRI, a new study shows. Scientist have long understood the nonepileptic seizures ...

Do People Who Undergo Bariatric Surgery Have a Higher Risk of Epilepsy?

People who have had bariatric surgery may have an increased risk of developing epilepsy, according to a new ...

Brain Signal Irregularity May Provide Clues to Understanding Epileptic Process

Researchers propose a new method to differentiate signals from the epileptic focus from those recorded in other parts of the brain without the presence of an epileptic seizure. This technique may ...

Breakthrough Tech Enables Seizure Localization in Minutes

New research introduces a novel network analysis technology that uses minimally invasive resting state electrophysiological recordings to localize seizure onset brain regions and predict seizure ...

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Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy Not Linked to Epilepsy in Children

A new study suggests that antidepressant use by mothers during the first trimester of pregnancy does not increase the chances of epilepsy and seizures in ...

Some Shunts Used After Epilepsy Surgery May Risk Brain Shifting and Chronic Headaches

A new study associates some types of shunts used after epilepsy surgery with brains shifting toward the side of the ...

Whole-Brain Preclinical Study Illuminates How Epileptic Seizures Originate

New evidence from a zebrafish model of epilepsy may help resolve a debate into how seizures originate, according to investigators. The findings may also be useful in the discovery and development of ...

Scientists Identify Novel Approach to Preventing Seizures

Scientists have announced a significant advance in our understanding of epilepsy, as they have identified a potential method of preventing damaging seizure activity. Brain cells are nourished by an ...

Some Types of Epilepsy May Be Associated With Worse Quality of Life

A new study suggests that people with epilepsy associated with head injuries, especially the type not well controlled by medication, are more likely to have other health conditions like depression, ...

People With Epilepsy Live Shorter Lives

On average, people with epilepsy live 10-12 years fewer than those who do not have the condition. Excess mortality is particularly pronounced among people with epilepsy and mental ...

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Newborn Cells in the Epileptic Brain Provide a Potential Target for Treatment

Scientists presents evidence that adults can generate new brain cells, and that this process is dramatically altered in patients with long-term epilepsy. The study details the presence of newborn ...

Researchers Redefine the Mechanisms of Dravet Syndrome

Researchers have found that dysfunction in an important cell subtype in the brain's neuronal network contribute to chronic symptoms in the neurodevelopmental disorder Dravet ...

Vagus Nerve Stimulation Lowers Costs of Care for Children With Uncontrolled Epilepsy

A new study has examined a population of pediatric patients with drug-resistant epilepsy. For these patients, the study found that the patients who received vagus nerve stimulation (VNS), when used ...

Limiting Energy in Neurons Exacerbates Epilepsy

Epilepsy, one of the most common neurological disorders, is characterized by the spontaneous repetition of seizures caused by the hyperactivity of a group of neurons in the brain. Could we therefore ...

Emotion, Stress Cues in Social Media Posts Might Be Early Warnings in Epilepsy Deaths

A new study from an international team of researchers demonstrates that social media could be used to detect behaviors preceding sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP), the leading cause of ...

Team Identifies Compound With Potent Antiseizure Effects

Researchers studying epileptic seizures of the temporal lobe -- the most common type of epilepsy -- discovered a compound that reduces seizures in the hippocampus, a brain region where many such ...

Blood Levels of Common Antiepileptic Drugs Drop During Pregnancy, Causing Breakthrough Seizures

Blood levels of many commonly used antiepileptic drugs drop dramatically with the onset of pregnancy, report ...

Epilepsy Research Boosts Case for New Gene Therapy for Dravet Syndrome

New research suggests how a newly developed gene therapy can treat Dravet syndrome, a severe form of epilepsy, and potentially prolong survival for people with the ...

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