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    Monthly Archives: February 2023

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    How epilepsy researchers are moving the needle past anti-seizure treatments

    NewsBy BJ IacinoFebruary 27, 2023

    While several therapeutics are available for treating symptoms associated with epilepsy, researchers and patients have strongly called out the need for more holistic treatments that would address the condition as…

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    Biologists show how brain’s immune system response worsens epilepsy

    NewsBy BJ IacinoFebruary 22, 2023

    University of Iowa biologists have definitively linked the brain’s immune system to epilepsy. In a new study, the researchers lay out a chain of events that can cause seizures—the most common manifestation…

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    Research from Cook Children’s IDs What Part of the Brain Causes Seizures in Kids With Epilepsy

    NewsBy BJ IacinoFebruary 21, 2023

    Research done at Cook Children’s in Fort Worth could help doctors worldwide identify which part of the brain causes seizures in children with epilepsy. Read the full article here.

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    Study provides new understanding of how CBD reduces epileptic seizures

    NewsBy BJ IacinoFebruary 17, 2023

    Over the last 20 years, the use of cannabidiol (CBD) to treat epileptic seizures has gained traction, particularly where anti-seizure medications have failed. CBD’s anticonvulsant properties are well-known; however, a…

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    Lasers, robots, and tiny electrodes are transforming treatment of severe epilepsy

    NewsBy BJ IacinoFebruary 16, 2023

    When Tom’s epileptic seizures could no longer be controlled with drugs, he started considering surgery. Tom – who asked that we not use his last name because he worries that…

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    How to Identify Your Epileptic Seizure Triggers

    NewsBy BJ IacinoFebruary 9, 2023

    Epilepsy triggers are what set off seizures. Triggers can be anything, from flashing lights to weather to something you’ve eaten. Read the full article here.

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    The Impact of Social Determinants of Health on Epilepsy Treatment

    NewsBy BJ IacinoFebruary 6, 2023

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    Many adults with epilepsy have fear of public spaces

    NewsBy BJ IacinoFebruary 3, 2023

    Many adults with epilepsy have agoraphobia, or a fear of public places, new research suggests. That impacts quality of life and is something doctors should include in other screening that…

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    Family Planning With Epilepsy

    NewsBy BJ IacinoFebruary 1, 2023

    Epilepsy impacts 1.3 million women of childbearing age across the United States.1 Couples with epilepsy often have concerns about passing the condition to their children, fertility, and pregnancy safety. Though epilepsy can…

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      • History
      • 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
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        • Gender and Epilepsy
        • Mental Health Resources
        • Race, Ethnicity and Epilepsy
        • Stigma, Mental Health and Epilepsy
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        • Color, Light and Epilepsy
        • Famous People with Epilepsy
        • Driving with Epilepsy in Florida
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