The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) announced that they have developed an advanced disease diagnosis and treatment system based on nanomaterials.
Continuing education of non-specialists is crucial for improving and enhancing epilepsy diagnosis and treatment. Many countries lack enough specialists to care for people with epilepsy. Even in high-income countries, a significant percentage of people with epilepsy receive care from a non-specialist.
Para los adolescentes que son atendidos por personal médico pediátrico por fuera de un centro integral de epilepsia, el cambio de la atención de la epilepsia en un centro de adultos puede ser abrumador, tanto desde el punto de vista organizacional como personal. Después de años de ser observadores pasivos, se espera que los adolescentes asuman la responsabilidad de muchos aspectos de su propia atención médica.
Certains aspects de la pandémie de COVID-19 ont été de courte durée, comme les confinements et la distanciation sociale. Les webinaires ILAE, en revanche, ont non seulement persisté depuis 2020, mais sont aussi devenus plus fréquents.
Juhn Atsushi Wada was a Japanese–Canadian neurologist known for research on epilepsy and brain asymmetry, including the development of the Wada test to assess hemispheric dominance of language function. He became a pioneer in the utilization of the kindling model of epilepsy, which permitted controlled studies of the development of epilepsy in the laboratory.
Out-of-pocket costs continue to increase for patients who must buy commonly prescribed drugs to treat these five neurological diseases – epilepsy, multiple sclerosis (MS), peripheral neuropathy, Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. This is according to research published online in Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
For children who are undergoing evaluation for surgery to treat epilepsy at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, the Wada test, also known as the intracarotid amobarbital procedure, can be an important step in the process. During this test, doctors put certain areas of the brain to sleep to help pinpoint which areas correspond to the patient’s language and memory.
Previously thought to be mere connective tissue and support for neurons, astrocytes are now understood to have many functions in the nervous system that are linked with seizures and epilepsy.
Dr. Ashok Pillai is a professor of neurosurgery and neuroscience; his personal experience with epilepsy led him to train as an epilepsy surgeon and has shaped his perspectives on patient care, including tapering of anti-seizure medications after surgery.
Seizure action plans often are aimed at a subset of people with epilepsy, particularly children. Dr. Lucretia Long discusses how these plans can be used to engage and educate people with epilepsy, their families, and the larger community.
Los seminarios web cooperativos se lanzaron en junio de 2021 en dos idiomas: francés e inglés. Los beneficios de la empresa cooperativa se extendieron mucho más allá de lo que esperaban los organizadores.
A simple scoring system from Rutgers Health experts and others predicts outcomes of minimally invasive procedures, potentially expanding treatment options.
Para cerca de um terço das pessoas com epilepsia, a medicação não consegue controlar suas convulsões. Dependendo de onde essas convulsões se originam no cérebro, a terapia a laser pode ser uma opção para adultos e crianças.
Para aproximadamente un tercio de las personas con epilepsia, la medicación no puede controlar sus convulsiones. Dependiendo de dónde se originen estas convulsiones en el cerebro, la terapia con láser puede ser una opción tanto para adultos como para niños.
روتشستر، ولاية مينيسوتا — لا تسيطر الأدوية على النوبات لما يقرب من ثلث المصابين بمرض الصرع. واعتمادًا على المناطق التي تنشأ فيها نوبات الصرع في الدماغ، يمكن أن تكون المعالجة بالليزر أحد الخيارات المتاحة للبالغين والأطفال.
Studies suggest that compared with the general population, people with chronic epilepsy have three times the risk of sudden cardiac death. Researchers have introduced the concept of the "epileptic heart" as "a heart and coronary vasculature damaged by chronic epilepsy... leading to electrical and mechanical dysfunction."
Joint epilepsy educational webinars in English and French, organized by the Africa and Eastern Mediterranean regions of ILAE, had impacts beyond expectations.
Experts from Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s are available to discuss a range of pediatric topics, including infectious diseases, adolescent weight management and the latest pediatric research coming out of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) annual conference happening Sept. 27-Oct. 1 in Orlando, Florida.
Findings of a study on a novel and minimally invasive laser therapy for patients with drug-resistant epilepsy caused by periventricular nodular heterotopia (PNVH) have been published by UTHealth Houston researchers in American Neurological Association’s Annals of Neurology.
The shift from pediatric to adult epilepsy care can be complex. A recent survey of young people with epilepsy found that 25% still saw pediatric neurologists for their epilepsy care. Only 4% said they received clear instructions during the transition process.
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