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Scientists May Have Spotted Way to Predict Seizures
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 22, 2024
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The risk of seizures within the next 24 hours can be predicted by watching for abnormal brain activity patterns in people with epilepsy, a new study finds.
The storm of brain activity that characterized a seizure is presaged by abnormal communication between specific are...
Could You Recognize the More Subtle Signs of a Seizure?
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- November 2, 2023
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A seizure doesn't always look like what you see in the movies, but a new survey finds most Americans don't know what the more subtle signs of seizures are.
"Anything that interrupts your brain's circuit can cause seizures, from tumors, infections and strokes to high or l...
Experimental Drug Could Rein in Epilepsy Seizures
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- October 10, 2023
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For people with tough-to-treat epilepsy, seizures can be both frightening and dangerous, but a new experimental pill may bring significant relief to over one-third of them.
Dubbed XEN1101, the new drug reduced the frequency of seizures by more than 50%, or even eliminate...
Black, Hispanic People With Epilepsy Often Miss Out on Latest Meds
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- January 12, 2023
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American adults who have epilepsy and are Black or Hispanic are less likely than white adults to be prescribed the latest medications, according to new research.
"While finding the right medication is often a trial-and-error process that is based on the individual, studi...
Severe Seizures Are Rising, Especially Among Minorities
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
- December 5, 2022
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Growing numbers of Americans are suffering prolonged, life-threatening seizures known as status epilepticus, and Black people are nearly twice as likely to experience these seizures as white people.
These are the main findings from new research looking at hospitaliz...
Vicious Cycle: Epilepsy Seizures Could Encourage More Seizures
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- December 5, 2022
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Seizures tend to get progressively worse over time in people with epilepsy, and a new study in mice suggests why that might be the case.
Seizures appear to prompt the brains of mice to produce more myelin, the insulating layer around nerve cells, researchers from Stanfor...
Seizure Risk Rises in Months After COVID
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- November 17, 2022
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A bout of COVID-19, even a milder one, may raise the risk of having a seizure in the next six months, a large new study suggests.
Researchers found that of over 300,000 Americans who had suffered a case of COVID-19 or the flu, COVID sufferers were 55% more likely to be d...
ER Docs to Parents: Please Don't Dilute Infant Formula
- By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
- May 18, 2022
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As the United States faces critical shortages of baby formula, parents are being cautioned against watering down formula in an effort to stretch out what they have.
"Adding extra water to baby formula to try and make it last longer can put a child at risk of a seizure or...
No Link Between Antidepressants in Pregnancy, Epilepsy in Children
- By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
- May 12, 2022
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There's good news for women with a mental health condition: Taking antidepressants early in pregnancy doesn't increase a baby's risk of having epilepsy or seizures, researchers say.
"The findings of this study are very important," said study co-author Ayesha Sujan of Ind...
Some Health Conditions Greatly Raise Drowning Risks
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- May 9, 2022
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With summer comes warm weather and swimming. But for some people, knowing how to swim may not be enough to ensure their safety.
That's because certain medical conditions bump up the risk for drowning in a big way, according to a new Canadian study.
About one in th...
Brain Implant for Adults With Epilepsy Can Help Kids, Too
- Adam Meyer HealthDay Reporter
- January 24, 2022
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A brain implant that helps control severe epilepsy in adults may do the same for children who suffer from unrelenting seizures, new research suggests.
New Clues to Sudden Unexplained Deaths in Young Kids
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- December 28, 2021
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Every year in the United States, a few hundred children die suddenly and without explanation. Now researchers have found gene variants that may contribute to some of those tragic deaths.
The hope, experts said, is that understanding the underlying mechanisms will eventua...
Scientists Find Clue to Links Between Autism, Epilepsy
- Robert Preidt
- December 20, 2021
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Kids with autism have low levels of a protein that quiets overactive brain cells, which may explain why so many have epilepsy, according to a new study.
Because the protein can be detected in cerebrospinal fluid, it may have promise as a marker to diagnose
Febrile Seizures: How to Protect Your Child
- December 11, 2021
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Fever-related seizures in young children can be alarming for parents, but they're usually not life-threatening, an expert says.
During a so-called febrile seizure, a child may lose consciousness, experience body stiffness and have full-body shaking. The seizures -- which...
What's Behind Unexplained Epilepsy in Kids? A Gene Test May Tell
- Robert Preidt
- December 7, 2021
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Genetic testing can help guide management and treatment of unexplained epilepsy in children, new research suggests.
"A genetic diagnosis impacted medical management for nearly three out of four children in our study," said study author Dr. Isabel Haviland. She's a postdo...
Lifetime Spent With Epilepsy Ages the Brain, Study Finds
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
- December 6, 2021
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People with a longtime history of epilepsy show signs of rapid brain aging that may raise their odds for developing dementia down the road.
This is the key finding of new research reporting that the brains of people with epilepsy that began in childhood appear to be abou...
Coming Soon: A Wearable Device to Predict Epileptic Seizures
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 17, 2021
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Claire Wiedmaier experiences epileptic seizures so bad that she's broken teeth while in their grip.
"I have some fake teeth. I broke my two bottom front teeth," said Wiedmaier, 23, of Ankeny, Iowa, who these days can expect to have at least four seizures a month.
K...
Pet Dogs Can Alert Owners to Epileptic Seizures
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
- September 8, 2021
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Sit. Fetch. Stay.
Detect seizure.
Yes, you read that correctly.
While many dogs are adept at following basic instructions such as "sit" and "roll over" with some practice and the promise of a treat, new research shows dogs can detect seizures by scent up to a...
Insights Into Genes Driving Epilepsy Could Help With Treatment
- September 6, 2021
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Danish researchers have found genetic causes for epilepsy in half of children they studied and said half of those could be treated with targeted therapies.
That's the upshot of genetic testing of 290 children born between 2006 and 2011. Some had been diagnosed with epile...