New tech gives hope for a million people with epilepsy
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…
Tracking Seizures: Brain Research Aims to Improve Epilepsy Treatment
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…
Newer Drugs for Epilepsy Less Likely to Be Prescribed to Black, Latino Patients on Medicaid
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…
Study Identifies Cause for Mysterious Cases of Epilepsy in Children
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…
How Do Epilepsy Clinical Trials Work?
Epilepsy clinical trials study possible interventions for seizure prevention. Interventions might include medications, procedures, or behavioral changes. Read the full article here.
SK Biopharmaceuticals’ epilepsy glasses featured at CES 2023 tech trends to watch
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.…
Parents of Late Disney Star Cameron Boyce Are on a Mission to End Epilepsy
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.…
Atkins Diet Along With Medication May Help Reduce Epilepsy Seizures
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…
Traumatic brain injury, stroke, and epilepsy; A mediation study in a Danish nationwide cohort
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) and stroke are well-known causes of acquired epilepsy. TBI is also a risk factor for stroke, and injury-induced stroke may indirectly convey a proportion of the…
Creating an Epilepsy Treatment and Seizure Action Plan
An action plan can help a person who has epilepsy and other people around them know what to do in case a seizure happens. Everyone who is diagnosed with epilepsy would benefit from an action…