These grants are awarded for novel research projects that address finding cures for epilepsy and address the goal of “no seizures, no side-effects.”
Pediatric Epilepsy
Research finds that softly played sounds reduced both the spike frequency and the intensity of the following spikes in the children suffering from Rolandic epilepsy.
This study aims to investigate the effect of glucocorticoid receptor (GR) modulation on synaptic plasticity in the human cortex of patients with temporal lobe epilepsy.
Pediatric Epilepsy
In young children with epilepsy, genetic testing should be prioritized as it has the highest yield of any investigation and is most likely to inform precision therapy and prognosis. Epilepsies in early childhood are 30% more common than previously reported.
The number, unpredictability, and severity of seizures experienced by patients with Dravet syndrome (DS) negatively impact quality of life (QOL) for patients, caregivers, and families. Metrics are needed to assess whether patients with residual seizures have moved meaningfully toward seizure freedom after treatment with new antiseizure medications.
In this month's update, you'll find information on CURE Epilepsy sponsored Seminars, PAME, and grant funding opportunities
Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have uncovered how problems in cortical microcircuits in the brain can trigger epileptic seizures.
Unemployment is a severe social problem among people with epilepsy in Hong Kong. Various objective clinical and demographic factors correlated with unemployment. Work beliefs of a patient may also correlate with the employment status.
COVID-19 pandemic-induced disruptions can be detrimental for people with epilepsy, and restoring services to the pre-covid levels as well as putting appropriate continuity plans in place for care of people with epilepsy should be a priority.
