epilepsy

Epilepsy is a common and diverse set of chronic neurological disorders characterized by seizures.[1][2] Some definitions of epilepsy require that seizures be recurrent and unprovoked,[1][3][4] but others require only a single seizure combined with brain alterations which increase the chance of future seizures.[5] In many cases a cause cannot be identified; however, factors that are associated include brain trauma, strokes, brain cancer, and drug and alcohol misuse among others.[6]

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Seizure detector treats epilepsy in rats

Fri, Aug 10, 2012

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Just think about it: a minimally invasive brain stimulator that significantly reduces seizure duration for epilepsy patients. Such a device exists, but sadly, only works in rats so far. The device was tested on nine rats with a ‘petit mal’ form of epilepsy, and it reduced the length of seizures by approximately 60 percent. Most [...]

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Gene therapy in epilepsy could stop seizures

Wed, Feb 15, 2012

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Researchers successfully tested gene therapy in rats to stimulate the production of a chemical which naturally occurs in the brain and stops seizures from taking place. About 3.000.000 people are suffering from epilepsy in the US alone, and a major characteristic of this lifelong disease is uncontrollable seizures which prevent sufferers from normally carrying on [...]

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