Epilepsy News

Epilepsy Action Provides New Service For Helpline Users, UK

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 14:40:09 GMT

Advice and information about epilepsy is now available at the touch of a button thanks to a new text message service launched.

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Abundance Of Hubs Influences Seizures And Offers Insight Into How Epilepsy Develops

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 14:40:08 GMT

An increased number of neuron "hubs" in the epileptic brain may be the root cause for the seizures that characterize the disorder, according to a UC Irvine study.

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Structure Of Brain Receptor Implicated In Epilepsy And PMT Determined By Scientists

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 14:40:08 GMT

Scientists funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) have published new research in the journal Molecular Pharmacology identifying the structure of a receptor in the brain implicated in conditions such as epilepsy and pre-menstrual tension.

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Room For Improvement In Balancing Epileptic Seizure Control And Side Effects

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 14:40:07 GMT

On the heels of the nation's largest event dedicated to the epilepsy community, the National Walk for Epilepsy, advocates have announced their recommendations in response to a new national survey uncovering key challenges facing the epilepsy community.

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Study May Lead To Improved Treatments For Epilepsy

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 14:40:06 GMT

Using a rodent model of epilepsy, researchers found one of the body's own neurotransmitters released during seizures, glutamate, turns on a signaling pathway in the brain that increases production of a protein that could reduce medication entry into the brain.

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Elderly Epilepsy Patients Have Higher Risk Of Cognitive Decline

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 14:40:06 GMT

An article published in the May 2008 issue of Epilepsia calls attention to the lack of knowledge regarding cognitive aging in chronic epilepsy patients.

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Sepracor Announces Phase III Data For Eslicarbazepine Acetate Presented At Ninth Eilat Conference On New Anti-Epileptic Drugs

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 14:40:04 GMT

Sepracor Inc. (Nasdaq: SEPR) announced the presentation of Phase III combined clinical results for eslicarbazepine acetate (SEP-0002093 / BIA 2-093) in the treatment of epilepsy at the Ninth Eilat Conference on New Anti-Epileptic Drugs in Spain.

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Genetic Cause For A Type Of Childhood Epilepsy Identified By UCLA VA Scientists

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 11:20:04 GMT

Imagine "blanking out" of consciousness up to 200 times daily while you're learning in a classroom, playing baseball, taking ballet lessons or riding a bike.

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Brain Pathway That Shuts Down Seizures Identified

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 11:20:03 GMT

Researchers at the University of Iowa and the Veterans Affairs Iowa City Health Care System have uncovered a brain pathway that shuts down seizures.

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Discovery Of Possible Link Between Different Forms Of Epilepsy

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:20:04 GMT

Carnegie Mellon University neuroscientists have identified what may be the first known common denominator underlying inherited and sporadic epilepsy - a disruption in an ion channel called the BK channel.

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