Brain Scan Shows Thalamus Changes During Drop Seizures
This case report looked at brain blood flow during myoclonic-atonic seizures in one child.
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How Overactive Brain Inhibition Can Still Trigger Seizures
Researchers studied a new mouse model carrying a change in the GABRB3 gene, called β3E77K, which has been found in two people with severe developmental and epileptic encephalopathy.
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Roadmap To Prevent Epilepsy After Brain Injury
This paper did not test a new treatment in patients.
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Exercise May Boost Memory Signals In The Brain
This study looked at how a single session of exercise may change brain activity linked to memory.
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Comorbidities | Epilepsy Research Summaries | Genetics | Imaging & EEG | Lifestyle & Sleep | New Studies
Better Sleep May Lower Dementia Risk In Focal Epilepsy
This study looked at how sleep relates to thinking skills and later dementia risk in people with focal epilepsy.
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PD-1 May Help Spot Hard-To-Treat Epilepsy
This study looked at whether a protein called PD-1, which helps control immune activity, could be a marker of hard-to-treat epilepsy.
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Rare Startle Disorder Often Mistaken For Epilepsy
This study looked at 16 children and young people in southern Turkey who had hyperekplexia, also called hereditary startle disease, a rare condition that is often mistaken for epilepsy.
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Fenofibrate Added To Seizure Medicines May Cut Seizures
This study tested whether fenofibrate, a drug usually used to lower blood fats, could help people with active epilepsy when added to their usual seizure medicines.
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How Long Should Seizure Medicine Continue After Meningitis
This study looked at how long anti-seizure medicine should be continued after seizures caused by acute meningitis.
