02/08/2019 /
Lisuride, an anti-parkinson medicine with demonstrated anti-seizure effects, was able to stop epileptic activity in a model of convulsant Dravet syndrome zebrafish, researchers report.
02/08/2019 /
New research confirms that if spreading depolarization of neurons engages the brainstem, the result is fatal.
02/07/2019 /
This study presents the first evidence for the effectiveness of fenfluramine in reducing seizure incidence, severity, and seizure-induced respiratory arrest susceptibility in a mammalian SUDEP model.
02/07/2019 /
According to this retrospective analysis, higher concentrations of lactate and total protein as well as blood-brain barrier dysfunction are often seen after epileptic seizures vs mild pleocytosis and Ig synthesis.
02/06/2019 /
According to this population-based study, seizures in neonates seemed to play an important role in the development of epilepsy, intellectual disability and headache when covariates were observed to be equal.
02/06/2019 /
A triple-blind trial found a benefit for supplementation with the omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) among men and women with intractable seizures.
02/06/2019 /
Regardless of seizure frequency, impaired awareness, cluster seizures, sleep-only seizures, and convulsive seizure were characteristics found to significantly influence injuries.
02/05/2019 /
In absence epilepsy, mesio-temporal epilepsy, and some idiopathic childhood epilepsies, NREM sleep has a pivotal role in the development and course of the disorder.
02/05/2019 /
There is a large body of evidence suggesting parasites could be a major preventable risk factor for epilepsy in low- and middle-income countries, according to this study.
