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    The effect of epilepsy surgery on productivity: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

    NewsBy BJ IacinoFebruary 9, 2022

    An important but understudied benefit of resective epilepsy surgery is improvement in productivity; that is, people’s ability to contribute to society through participation in the workforce and in unpaid roles…

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    Yale researchers receive grant to develop novel epilepsy brain-computer chip treatment

    NewsBy BJ IacinoFebruary 3, 2022

    An interdisciplinary team of Yale researchers has designed brain-machine interface chips that, when implanted in humans, can reduce the rate of epileptic seizures. More than three million people experience epileptic…

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    Brain Implant for Adults With Epilepsy Can Help Kids, Too

    NewsBy BJ IacinoJanuary 25, 2022

    A brain implant that helps control severe epilepsy in adults may do the same for children who suffer from unrelenting seizures, new research suggests. The study is one of the…

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    The State of Epilepsy Care in the US – A New Report from the National Association of Epilepsy Centers

    NewsBy BJ IacinoJanuary 19, 2022

    An analysis of data from the National Association of Epilepsy Centers found that access to specialty epilepsy care in the US has expanded along with an increase in surgical case…

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    Pig brain cells may have cured a sea lion’s epilepsy—are humans next?

    NewsBy BJ IacinoJanuary 11, 2022

    The patient’s seizures were getting more severe and increasingly frequent. One or two per month grew to several each week. Each burst of uncontrolled electrical activity sent shock waves through…

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    Whole-Plant Cannabis Effective, Tolerated for Pediatric Epilepsy

    NewsBy BJ IacinoJanuary 4, 2022

    Whole-plant medical cannabis seems effective and well tolerated for children with intractable epilepsy, according to a study published online Dec. 14 in the BMJ Paediatrics Open. Rayyan Zafar, from DrugScience…

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    Epilepsy and Learning Difficulties: Finding Solutions

    NewsBy BJ IacinoDecember 13, 2021

    If your child with epilepsy has learning difficulties, you are not alone. Compared with their peers, children with epilepsy are more likely to face challenges with acquiring knowledge or skills…

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    Precise new form of brain surgery requires no incisions, scalpels

    NewsBy BJ IacinoDecember 8, 2021

    University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have developed a noninvasive way to remove faulty brain circuits that could allow doctors to treat debilitating neurological diseases without the need for…

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    The Medical Minute: What you need to know about epilepsy

    NewsBy BJ IacinoDecember 2, 2021

    All people with epilepsy have seizures, but not everyone who has had a seizure has epilepsy. The illness, which affects 3.5 million children and adults in the U.S., is a…

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    Hypertension linked to 2.5 times higher risk of epilepsy

    NewsBy BJ IacinoNovember 23, 2021

    Epilepsy is the third most common neurological condition that affects older people after stroke and dementia. Research shows that late-onset epilepsy has become more widespread in the last 2 decades.…

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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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