SEATTLE, Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — If an epilepsy patient needs brain surgery, their brain surgeon often extracts a piece of tissue the size of a sugar cube from the outermost layer to access the regions responsible for the seizures. This excised lump is typically discarded as medical waste […]
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Allen Institute Neuroscientists send live human brain samples on a trip to glean insights into consciousness, therapy for depression and anxiety
SEATTLE, Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — If an epilepsy patient needs brain surgery, their brain surgeon often extracts a piece of tissue the size of a sugar cube from the outermost layer to access the regions responsible for the seizures. This excised lump is typically discarded as medical waste […]
Human neurons transplanted into rats to help study brain disorders
A transplanted human organoid labelled with a fluorescent protein in a section of a rat brain. Researchers have transplanted human neurons into rat brains in work that aims to shed fresh light on debilitating neurological and psychiatric disorders such as epilepsy and schizophrenia. The clumps of human cells took […]
New method of examining the brain’s electrical signals could hold the key to better treatment of epilepsy and schizophrenia
Researchers at Aston University are exploring new ways to ‘listen’ to and record electrical signals emitted from brain cells, which could be used to help treat the conditions Grant and Award Announcement Aston University image: A cultured neuron viewed under a fluorescent microscope. A new method of examining the […]
Increased prevalence of minor physical anomalies in patients with epilepsy
Abstract Our aim was to investigate the rate and topological profile of minor physical anomalies (MPAs) in adult patients with epilepsy with the use of the Méhes Scale, a comprehensive modern scale of dysmorphology. Consecutive epilepsy patients admitted for outpatient evaluation were included. Patients with comorbidities of neurodevelopmental origin […]
Epilepsy surgery when medication doesn’t work
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If medication fails in controlling epilepsy , there is still hope. Medication failure means that two different medicines have not controlled your epilepsy. Surgery for epilepsy is an alternative means of stopping seizures or reducing their severity without medication. Should I have surgery for epilepsy? “Medication-resistant epilepsy” (known medically […]
Emory neuroscientists aim to develop anti-inflammatory drugs for epilepsy patients
Professor Ray Dingledine, PhD, (left) and associate professor Thota Ganesh, PhD, of the Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology at Emory University School of Medicine aim to develop the first preventative treatment for cognitive deficits related to epilepsy. The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) has awarded […]
Study reveals how epilepsy and migraine drug causes birth defects
Valproic acid (VPA) keeps nervous system cells from growing and dividing correctly, researchers discovered Peer-Reviewed Publication PLOS image: Three mouse embryos, representative of the study, that describes how the teratogenic drug Valproic acid can cause neurodevelopmental birth defects in mice, including microcephaly and exencephaly. The embryo on the left […]
Study reveals how epilepsy and migraine drug causes birth defects
Valproic acid — a drug used to treat epilepsy, migraine, and bipolar disorder — can cause birth defects when taken during pregnancy. Now, a study publishing June 14 th in the open access journal PLOS Biology by Bill Keyes of the Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology, […]
Prenatal exposure to antiseizure drugs associated with risk of autism and intellectual disability
Women with epilepsy often need medication to prevent seizures during pregnancy. Previous studies have found an association between exposure to the antiseizure medication valproate during pregnancy and risk of autism and low IQ in the offspring. The current study which is the largest to date includes more than 4 […]