3-D ‘Heat Map’ Animation Shows How Seizures Spread in the Brains of Patients with Epilepsy
For 29 years, from the time she was 12, Rashetta Higgins had been wracked by epileptic seizures – as many as 10 a week – in her sleep, at school…
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When It Comes to People Like My Daughter, One Size Does Not Fit All
The following article is an opinion piece which was published in the New York Times on July 4th, 2021. The author is Mr. David Axelrod, the senior strategist for Barack…
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‘Mozart effect’: Listening to composer’s Sonata For Two Pianos K448 can prevent epileptic seizures
Researchers say listening to Mozart can lead to a decrease in epileptiform discharges, the brain waves that can cause seizures. Researchers at the Hospital St Anne and CEITEC Masaryk University…
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New research studies ‘domino effects’ and synchrony in brain activity
Scientists have made a significant breakthrough in the quest to understand the intricate processes that occur in the brain during seizures that are the key symptom of epilepsy. A team…
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Poor Sleep Quality, Care Management Linked With Worsening of Seizure in Patients With Epilepsy
Amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in Italy, a significant number of patients with epilepsy reported difficulties managing their condition, especially those who reported greater use of antiseizure medications…
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Maryland legislation aids school children who have seizures
In 2019, Lauren Shillinger, of Frederick County, called her Maryland state lawmakers about a bill. The legislation would increase protections for children who experience seizures in school and mandate at…
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