Heart Health, Epilepsy, and SUDEP
I was looking for a PhD, as Katia mentioned, and when I started to talk to Katia, and she introduced me to some concepts in epilepsy, I was fascinated about…
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MSU study: Socioeconomic factors, unpredictability complicate diagnosis of epilepsy and other episodic disabilities
Any patient suffering from new or worsening medical symptoms hopes for a relatively quick and accurate diagnosis. However, for many people with episodic disabilities — periodic or intermittent conditions like…
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Stem Cells in Epilepsy: Innovations and Challenges in Neurosurgical Treatment
Antiepileptic drugs, which work by either enhancing the effect of inhibitory neurotransmitters or by inhibiting excitatory neurotransmitters, are the most common treatment for epilepsy; however, newer approaches, such as stem…
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Dallas Researchers Work to Unravel the Mystery of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy
Southern Methodist University biology researchers are uncovering how brain, heart, and lung connections may hold the key to preventing sudden death in epilepsy—while making a breakthrough discovery linking a missing…
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Researchers validate a scale to evaluate self-stigmatisation in epilepsy
Self-stigma in epilepsy arises when patients internalise these social prejudices, which negatively affects their mental health, quality of life and social relationships. This study validated the Spanish version of the…
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More Than You Can Imagine: Shedding Light on the Burden of Rare Epilepsies
When we think of epilepsies, the most common thing that comes to mind is seizures. While seizures remain the hallmark symptom of DEEs (Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy) such as Dravet…
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