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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...
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, stu...
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...
Time to Rethink Suicide Warnings on Labels for Anti-Seizure Meds?
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- August 4, 2021
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Since 2008, anti-seizure drugs have carried a warning that they may increase users' suicide risk. But a new analysis finds no evidence of such a risk with newer medications.
Researchers found that five medications approved since 2008 showed no link to suicide risk among ...
Shock Therapy Safe, Effective for Tough-to-Treat Depression
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- July 19, 2021
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"Shock" therapy often helps lift severe depression, but fear and stigma can deter patients from getting it. Now a large new study is confirming the treatment's safety.
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), as it's medically known, has been around for decades. For almost as lo...
Screen All Kids for Heart Problems, Pediatricians' Group Says
- Robert Preidt
- June 21, 2021
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All children should be screened for conditions that may put them at risk for cardiac arrest or death, a new American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) policy statement recommends.
The screening should be done whether or not kids play sports, and it is particularly important as...
Are Babies With Seizures Overmedicated?
- Robert Preidt
- May 25, 2021
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Long-term use of anti-seizure medications in babies who had seizures soon after birth may not be necessary and could be harmful, a new study suggests.
Newborns who have seizures after birth are at risk of long-term conditions such as developmental delays, cerebral palsy ...
Why Sleep Raises Risk for Sudden Death in People With Epilepsy
- Robert Preidt
- May 10, 2021
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New research gives insight into why people with epilepsy are at increased risk of sudden death during sleep.
The study found that both sleep and epileptic seizures work together to slow heart rate, and that seizures also disrupt the body's natural regulation of sleep-rel...
Did CBD Oil for Seizures Push a 2-Year-Old Boy Into Puberty?
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
- April 16, 2021
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CBD oil used to curb seizures in a 2-year-old with epilepsy may be linked to the boy developing signs of a very early puberty, a British case study reports.
The incident is outlined in the April 15 issue of the journal BMJ Case Reports.
Doctors reported th...
Some Hospitalized COVID Patients Develop Seizures
- Robert Preidt
- April 1, 2021
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COVID-19 can harm multiple organs in the body, including the brain. Now, a new study says some hospitalized COVID-19 patients have non-convulsive seizures that may increase their risk of death.
"Seizures are a very common complication of severe critical illness. Most of ...
Police Use of Neck Restraint Never Medically Appropriate, Neurologists Say
- Cara Murez
- January 4, 2021
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Despite training that teaches police officers to use neck restraints, there is no medical justification for the tactic, three neurologists write in JAMA Neurology.
The killing of George Floyd, who died in May 2020 after an arresting police officer pressed a kne...
Even in Moderate Cases, COVID-19 Is Causing Long-Term Neurological Harm
- December 9, 2020
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COVID-19 can cause a wide range of neurological complications, even in patients who are not critically ill, a new study shows.
Since the start of the pandemic, it's become clear that infection with SARS-CoV-2 can affect organ systems throughout the body. That includes pr...
Loss of Smell, Taste a Hallmark of COVID-19
- December 9, 2020
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Loss of taste and smell are common in COVID-19 patients, and it often occurs before other symptoms, a new study says.
It included 93 people, average age 63, with COVID-19 who were admitted to an Italian hospital in March. None of them ended up in intensive care.
Lo...
A Better, Safer Way to Rid Some Kids of Seizures?
- Cara Murez
- December 8, 2020
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Children with tough-to-treat epilepsy now have another choice to help them live a life free of seizures, a new study suggests.
MRI-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy, a minimally invasive procedure for kids who have drug-resistant epilepsy, is successful in more ...
Fewer ER Visits for Asthma Crises After Obamacare: Study
- Cara Murez
- November 16, 2020
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Ambulances made fewer trips transporting patients with asthma emergencies in New York City after the Affordable Care Act went into effect, new research shows.
The likely reason for the decline: Patients had greater access to outpatient management of their condition, the ...
Seizures After Vaccination Don't Affect Kids' Development: Study
- Steven Reinberg
- July 1, 2020
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Kids who have a fever-related seizure after getting a vaccine won't have developmental and behavioral problems as a result, according to a new study.
These so-called febrile seizures do not affect children's development whether they occur after a vaccination or not,...
Aftermath of Seizures Troubling for Those With Epilepsy
- Robert Preidt
- April 17, 2020
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The main focus of epilepsy treatment is seizure control, but the aftereffects of seizures are also a major concern for many patients, experts say.
More than 70% of people with epilepsy say they have complications after a seizure -- including confusion, fear, exha...
CBD Medicine May Help Ease Another Form of Seizure
- Amy Norton
- December 9, 2019
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Prescription-grade CBD may help control hard-to-treat seizures caused by a rare genetic disorder, a preliminary study suggests.
The study involved 224 patients with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) -- a genetic condition that affects about one in 6,000 people, accord...
3 Drugs for Severe Epileptic Seizures Are Equally Effective: Study
- Robert Preidt
- December 5, 2019
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Three drugs used to treat severe seizures in epilepsy patients are equally effective, a new study finds.
The three medications -- levetiracetam (Keppra and Roweepra), fosphenytoin (Cerebyx) and valproate -- are commonly used to treat patients with "refractory status ...
U.S. Poison Centers Field More Calls About Psychoactive Substances: Study
- Robert Preidt
- November 27, 2019
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Exposure to natural substances with psychoactive effects -- including marijuana, kratom, magic mushrooms and nutmeg -- triggered more than 67,300 calls to U.S. Poison Control Centers over nearly two decades.
That's an average of 3,743 calls a year between January 200...
She Lives With Seizures, and Public Stigma, Every Day
- Serena Gordon
- November 21, 2019
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Most of the time, Eva Wadzinski is a typical college student. Then suddenly, she isn't.
Wadzinski has epilepsy and has disruptive seizure clusters as often as 40 times a day.
They are not typical "Hollywood" seizures where people convulse (tonic-clonic se...
Clues to Why Epileptic Seizures Can Halt Breathing
- Robert Preidt
- September 4, 2019
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Higher levels of the brain chemical serotonin are linked to a lower risk of potentially deadly seizure-related breathing pauses in people with epilepsy, researchers say.
The findings suggest serotonin may help protect people with epilepsy from this threat, according ...
A Fatty Meal Might Affect How You Absorb CBD
- Robert Preidt
- August 16, 2019
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Having a cheeseburger with that CBD-infused product? A new study suggests that fatty foods might boost the body's absorption of cannabidiol (CBD).
In 2018, CBD capsules received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for use in patients with seizures, but how fo...
FDA Reports More Seizures Among Vapers
- Robert Preidt
- August 8, 2019
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There have been 118 more reports of e-cigarette users suffering seizures since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration first warned the public about the danger in April.
That brings the total number of reported cases to 127 between 2010 and 2019, the agency said Wednes...
Scorching Pavement Sends Some to the ER With Burns
- Alan Mozes
- August 2, 2019
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Make sure rubber, not your skin, meets the road: When skin touches sunbaked pavement, serious burns can quickly set in.
In sizzling regions like the Southwestern United States, all it takes for a severe burn is 2 seconds of unprotected skin-on-asphalt contact, expert...
Sudden Death Can Occur Even in Well-Controlled Epilepsy
- Serena Gordon
- June 19, 2019
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Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy is rare and thought to mainly affect people with hard-to-treat seizures, but a new study suggests that even people with well-controlled epilepsy may be at risk.
That was especially true if someone had missed their last dose of medi...
Strobes at Concerts May Cause Epileptic Seizures
- Steven Reinberg
- June 12, 2019
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A 20-year-old collapsed at a music festival with a first-time epileptic seizure. While terrifying, his case wasn't unique, according to researchers who found that flashing strobe lights triple seizure risk in susceptible concertgoers.
"Regardless of whether strobosco...
FDA Reports Cases of Seizures Among Young Vapers
- Robin Foster
- HealthDay staff
- April 3, 2019
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned on Tuesday that there have been reports of teens experiencing seizures after they vape.
"Seizures or convulsions are known potential side effects of nicotine poisoning and have been reported in scientific literature in rel...
ADHD Meds Safe With Epilepsy, Study Finds
- Robert Preidt
- March 12, 2019
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Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often occurs in people with epilepsy. Now, new research provides reassurance that taking ADHD medications won't raise their risk of seizures.
For the study, researchers analyzed data from thousands of epilepsy patients ...
You've Fainted. How Long Do You Need to Stay in the ER?
- Robert Preidt
- February 4, 2019
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How long patients who faint should be monitored in the emergency department hinges on their risk for serious disease, a new study says.
In most cases, fainting is harmless. But some people faint due to serious medical conditions, including an irregular heartbeat (arr...
How Long Should Fainting Patients Be Monitored?
- Robert Preidt
- January 31, 2019
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How long patients who faint should be monitored in the emergency department hinges on their risk for serious disease, a new study says.
In most cases, fainting is harmless. But some people faint due to serious medical conditions, including an irregular heartbeat (arr...