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    Study results may give neurologists new tool to help patients with drug-resistant epilepsy live seizure free

    NewsBy BJ IacinoAugust 5, 2025

    A Wayne State University study focused on preventing seizures in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy suggests that looking for unstable electrical activity in the brain could help pinpoint the area that…

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    Smartphone Apps Can Help Manage Parkinson’s, Migraines, Epilepsy, and More

    NewsBy BJ IacinoAugust 1, 2025

    For people with a wide range of neurologic conditions—including migraines, chronic pain, epilepsy, stroke, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, and dementia—smartphone apps and features can make it easier to take care of your health (or that of…

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    Epilepsy and violence: historical misconceptions, scientific evidence, and legal realities

    NewsBy BJ IacinoAugust 1, 2025

    Epilepsy has historically been mischaracterized as a disorder associated with aggression and criminal behavior. Misconceptions dating back to the 19th century, particularly those propagated by Cesare Lombroso, have contributed to…

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    My son has epilepsy. Every day, I brace myself to find him dead

    NewsBy BJ IacinoJuly 23, 2025

    On a freezing wet night just before Christmas, my 24-year-old son lay unconscious in the rain for two hours on Waterloo Bridge as commuters and theatregoers stepped over him and…

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    I Travel Across Texas to Eat Tacos, But I Don’t Drive. Here’s How I Get It Done.

    NewsBy BJ IacinoJuly 20, 2025

    With my epilepsy, I have to manage seizures, prearrange travel, and get lots of rest, but it’s all in a day’s work for this taco editor. Read the article.

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    Connecting the dots: poor sleep, brain injury and epilepsy

    NewsBy BJ IacinoJuly 17, 2025

    People in dangerous jobs don’t usually sleep well. New research is investigating if their susceptibility to concussions and poor sleep could put them at greater risk of developing epilepsy. Watch…

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    Global, regional, and national children and adolescent epilepsy burden, 1990–2021: an analysis based on the global burden of disease study 2021

    NewsBy BJ IacinoJuly 17, 2025

    This study highlights the global changes in the disease burden of epilepsy in children and adolescents. Population factors have been identified as the primary drivers of the increasing burden, while…

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    Epilepsy and the Heart: Intersecting Pathways of Neurologic and Cardiovascular Risk

    NewsBy BJ IacinoJuly 15, 2025

    Though neurology and cardiology are separate specialties, the brain and heart have many things in common. Read the article.

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    The Role of Microglia in Epilepsy: Hero, Villain, or Both? Dr. Amy Brewster

    NewsBy BJ IacinoJuly 15, 2025

    In this episode, the Internation League Against Epilepsy dives into inflammation and microglia and how this relates to epilepsy. Listen here.

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    Socioeconomic disparities contribute to frequent ED visits for seizure

    NewsBy BJ IacinoJuly 14, 2025

    “Eliminating deeply rooted factors such as poverty, health care costs, and systemic racism requires comprehensive, multisectoral approaches far beyond the scope of health care providers alone,” the authors write. Read the…

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    • What We Do
      • Who We Are
      • 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 Self-Management at EABB
        • 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
    • Resources
      • Florida State Epilepsy Services Programs
      • Florida State Epilepsy Services Medication Program
      • Epilepsy Healthcare Providers
      • National Association of Epilepsy Centers: Florida
      • Patient Organizations
    • Calendar
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