Identifying children at risk of developing epilepsy
Seizure study first step towards revealing which children are at risk of developing epilepsy: Findings from an international genetic study involving the University of Melbourne...
Tag: epilepsy
Researchers discover rare cause of epilepsy
An 'astounding' find reveals a rare cause of epilepsy: Researchers at The University of Queensland, working to gain a better understanding of how brain cells...
Epilepsy: New research enables better treatment
Scientists have discovered that the way in which neurons are connected within regions of the brain, can be a better indicator of disease progression and...
Seizures, convulsions and epilepsy
A seizure is the medical term for a fit or convulsion. One in twenty people will have a seizure at some point in their lives....
Epilepsy treatment for people with learning disabilities
Launch of new guidance to improve epilepsy treatment for people with learning disabilities: RSM webinar: Tuesday 17 November, 10.00am to 4.15pm Session introducing new guidance:...
Mozart reduces seizures in individuals with epilepsy
Daily listening to Mozart reduces seizures in individuals with epilepsy: A randomized control study. Researchers at the Toronto Western Hospital have also confirmed that only...
RSM webinar: Treatment of status epilepticus
RSM webinar: Treatment of status epilepticus: Thu 16 Jul 2020 from 6:00pm to 7:00pm from RSM Clinical Neurosciences. The Clinical Neurosciences Section provides a forum...
Liberia – Growing Cohort of Epilepsy Patients Shows How Life-changing Treatment is Possible
Many of the patients that we see have serious problems from neglect and stigma, because people mistakenly believe that epilepsy is a contagious disease. This...
Artificial Intelligence can Analyse Myoclonus Severity from Video Footage
Fast, reliable and automatic assessment of the severity of myoclonic jerks from video footage is now possible, thanks to an algorithm using deep convolutional neural...
Epilepsy and Aluminium
There is a long (and perhaps regrettable) history of the injection of aluminium salts into brain tissue in animal (including primates) models of human epilepsy....
