Seizures have been reported among first-time e-cigarette users and experienced users. In a few situations, e-cigarette users reported a prior history of seizure diagnosis.
This proprietary, reformulated, specialty pharmaceutical bypasses the blood brain barrier using a chronic implantable infusion system.
For individual measures, executive function and selective attention tests showed statistically significant improvement for eslicarbazepine acetate.
This review highlights both achievements in terms of efficacy and tolerability, as well as limitations of conclusions of Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) deep brain stimulation and responsive neurostimulation (RNS) for pharmacoresistant focal epilepsy.
Using laser light guided through ultra-thin optic fibers in the brain of rodents, the researchers “turned on” light-sensitive proteins in selective brain cells and were able to eventually cause seizures through repeated laser stimulation.
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For patients with epilepsy, treatment with perampanel increases both aggression and depression significantly.
Children with epilepsy under therapeutic doses of levetiracetam showed significantly elevated levels of MDA and 8-OHdG, which is supportive for oxidative damage under levetiracetam therapy.
Researchers used artificial intelligence and video analytics technology to analyse hospital-monitoring videos of 39 patients and 161 seizures
