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    Overcoming Access Barriers to Epilepsy Surgery: Hai Sun, MD, PhD

    NewsBy BJ IacinoApril 3, 2024

    Treatment for patients with epilepsy often entails antiseizure medications, which require long-term commitment and patient compliance. Despite the accessibility of antiseizure medications to treat this patient population, approximately 30% of…

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    The ‘epilepsy warriors’ breaking down the barriers in Cameroon

    NewsBy BJ IacinoApril 3, 2024

    Courage Vidzengsi had her first epileptic seizure when she was eight. Jerking uncontrollably, she bit her tongue and fell to the ground at the children’s recreation centre. As her seizures…

    Penn Med

    Early intervention after the first seizure may prevent long-term epilepsy and associated cognitive deficits

    NewsBy BJ IacinoMarch 22, 2024

    PHILADELPHIA— Only a very small percentage of neurons show changes after an epileptic seizure in mice, but these alterations can be permanent and trigger future seizures that can affect the…

    U of M

    New Insights Shed Light on Epilepsy and Autism Spectrum Disorders

    NewsBy BJ IacinoMarch 13, 2024

    Researchers at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have shown that the potassium channel gene KCNQ is active in neural cells called glia. KCNQ mutations can profoundly affect…

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    Navigating the Shift from Pediatric to Adult Care Systems in Epilepsy

    NewsBy BJ IacinoMarch 13, 2024

    In epilepsy, a complex neurological condition, seizures are often one part of the disease that patients experience. Previous research and real-world data have shown that the shift from pediatric to…

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    Challenge will improve epilepsy target ID

    NewsBy BJ IacinoMarch 12, 2024

    International pharmaceutical firm Angelini Pharma has launched a new crowdsourcing campaign that aims to capture innovative new ways of target identification in epilepsy, particularly approaches that address the issue of drug-resistant phenotypes.…

    Global story

    Prevalence, incidence, and trends of epilepsy among children and adolescents in Africa

    NewsBy BJ IacinoMarch 12, 2024

    Epilepsy contributes to a significant disease burden in children and adolescents worldwide. The incidence of childhood epilepsy is threefold higher in low and middle income countries compared in high-income countries.…

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    Family, friendship and scientific collaboration are part of research that has shed light on a rare form of epilepsy

    NewsBy BJ IacinoMarch 12, 2024

    A decade ago, a family searching for answers to their child’s mysterious diagnosis of “KCNQ2” found the lab of Dr. Edward C. Cooper, associate professor of neurology, neuroscience and molecular and human genetics at Baylor College…

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    Watch a Service Dog Leap Into Action During Owner’s Seizure

    NewsBy BJ IacinoMarch 12, 2024

    Service dogs are often seen in videos showing off their impeccable training, but how many of us have seen what they do during a real medical emergency? Under the handle…

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    New method developed for triggering and imaging seizures in epilepsy patients

    NewsBy BJ IacinoMarch 11, 2024

    Researchers have developed a new method for triggering and imaging seizures in epilepsy patients, offering physicians the ability to collect real-time data to tailor epilepsy surgery. In contrast to previous…

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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 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
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      • Epilepsy Healthcare Providers
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