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    Monthly Archives: January 2023

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    Striving for Health Equity in Epilepsy Care: Elizabeth Felton, MD, PhD

    NewsBy BJ IacinoJanuary 27, 2023

    The concern about health equity, a complex and multifaceted issue, has been brought up in many conversations across fields of medicine. In neurology specifically, there have been several conversations about…

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    Patients With Epilepsy May Benefit From Muscle Relaxation Exercises, Study Finds

    NewsBy BJ IacinoJanuary 26, 2023

    A study on the effects of progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) exercises in patients with epilepsy found a significant decrease in depressive symptoms, improved sleep, and improved quality of life. Read…

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    New tech gives hope for a million people with epilepsy

    NewsBy BJ IacinoJanuary 25, 2023

    About three million people in the United States have epilepsy, including about a million who can’t rely on medication to control their seizures. For years, those patients had very limited…

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    Tracking Seizures: Brain Research Aims to Improve Epilepsy Treatment

    NewsBy BJ IacinoJanuary 24, 2023

    A measure of brain activity known as causal flow can help locate the source of seizures before they occur, according to a new study co-authored by Georgia State and Emory…

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    Newer Drugs for Epilepsy Less Likely to Be Prescribed to Black, Latino Patients on Medicaid

    NewsBy BJ IacinoJanuary 20, 2023

    Prescriptions for newer antiseizure medications (ASMs) among Medicaid patients with epilepsy are less likely to be given to Black, Latino, and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Island individuals, according to findings published…

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    Study Identifies Cause for Mysterious Cases of Epilepsy in Children

    NewsBy BJ IacinoJanuary 19, 2023

    Writing in the January 12, 2023 issue of Nature Genetics, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine, collaborating with an international…

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    How Do Epilepsy Clinical Trials Work?

    NewsBy BJ IacinoJanuary 18, 2023

    Epilepsy clinical trials study possible interventions for seizure prevention. Interventions might include medications, procedures, or behavioral changes. Read the full article here.

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    SK Biopharmaceuticals’ epilepsy glasses featured at CES 2023 tech trends to watch

    NewsBy BJ IacinoJanuary 13, 2023

    The CES 2023 tech trends session outlined how digital health technologies were transforming homes into a health hub and featured SK Biopharmaceuticals’ epilepsy wearables on Tuesday in Las Vegas, Nev.…

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    Parents of Late Disney Star Cameron Boyce Are on a Mission to End Epilepsy

    NewsBy BJ IacinoJanuary 12, 2023

    Described as “sunshine in shoes,” Disney star Cameron Boyce’s life came to a sudden end in 2019 and his parents want to make sure it does not happen to anyone else.…

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    Atkins Diet Along With Medication May Help Reduce Epilepsy Seizures

    NewsBy BJ IacinoJanuary 11, 2023

    Medication, electrical implants, and brain surgery are among the interventions that can limit dangerous and sometimes deadly epileptic seizures. However, experts say there is a fourth method that is both non-invasive…

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      • Stories of Hope
      • Request a Presentation
      • Board Applicant Form
    • About Epilepsy
      • Column 1
        • What is Epilepsy?
        • Seizure First Aid
        • Epilepsy Research
        • Prognosis
        • Treatment
        • HOBSCOTCH: Home Based Self-Management & Cognitive Training Changes Lives
      • Column 2
        • Epilepsy and Education
        • Epilepsy and Employment
        • Epilepsy and the Law
        • Epilepsy and Nutrition
        • Epilepsy and Tobacco Use
      • Column 3
        • Gender and Epilepsy
        • Mental Health Resources
        • Race, Ethnicity and Epilepsy
        • Stigma, Mental Health and Epilepsy
      • Column 4
        • Color, Light and Epilepsy
        • Famous People with Epilepsy
        • Driving with Epilepsy in Florida
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