seizures

Camphor products cause seizures in children

harminka — Wed, 06 May 2009 14:01:38 -0500

Inappropriate use of camphor-containing products may be a common and underappreciated cause of child seizures , according to a new study by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. The study, published in this month's issue of Pediatrics, calls for efforts to educate communities about the hazards of camphor and to crack down on illegally marketed camphor products.

Anti-seizure medications may increase risk of cardiovascular problems

harminka — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:59:17 -0500

An important clinical repercussion in the treatment of epilepsy has been discovered by a research team led by Scott Mintzer, M.D., assistant professor in the Department of Neurology and the Jefferson Comprehensive Epilepsy Center at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University.

Researchers find epileptics in stressful jobs can handle the pressure

harminka — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:34:02 -0600

Subject to sudden unexpected seizures, epileptics are often a subject of discrimination in the workforce. Many employers are hesitant to hire epileptics, fearing that stressful workplace situations might bring on an attack. But a new Tel Aviv University study suggests these fears are groundless.

Peering inside the skull of a mouse to solve meningitis mystery

harminka — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:00:25 -0600

NYU Langone Medical Center scientists and their collaborators at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, Calif., have discovered an unexpected cause for the fatal seizures seen in mice with viral meningitis, an infection of the central nervous system, according to a study published in the journal Nature. The finding may lead to a new way of thinking about how the human immune system responds to viral diseases.

Researchers report on convergence of technology

harminka — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:38:19 -0600

Epileptologists are constantly searching for non-invasive or minimally invasive ways to uncover and describe the brain down to its most fundamental cellular and molecular detail and function.

Seizures following parasitic infection associated with brain swelling

harminka — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 07:35:50 -0600

A new study by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) scientist Theodore E. Nash, M.D., and colleagues provides strong evidence associating seizures with areas of brain tissue swelling in people infected by a parasitic tapeworm.

Anti-seizure drug could be fatal

harminka — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:27:53 -0500

Patients treated for their prolonged seizures with the sedative propofol may be at high risk for complications and even death.

Seizures in newborns can be detected with portable brain activity monitors

harminka — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:25:25 -0500

Compact, bedside brain-activity monitors detected most seizures in at-risk infants, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis showed.

Study identifies brain pathway that shuts down seizures

harminka — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:53:55 -0500

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

First-ever look at treatment practices for nonepileptic seizures

harminka — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:23:55 -0500

A new nationwide clinician survey provides the first comprehensive look at what is community care or ‘treatment as usual’ for nonepileptic seizures (NES), laying the groundwork for clinical trials aimed at identifying effective treatments for this neuropsychiatric disorder.

Mysterious fevers of unknown origin

harminka — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 03:19:38 -0500

A child spikes a high fever, sometimes as high as 104 or 105 degrees, and sometimes causing seizures. She's rushed to the emergency room, the hospital runs test after test, specialists are brought in, but no explanation is found.

Scientists find key culprit in stroke brain cell damage

harminka — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:15:40 -0500

Researchers have identified a key player in the killing of brain cells after a stroke or a seizure. The protein asparagine endopeptidase (AEP) unleashes enzymes that break down brain cells' DNA, scientists at Emory University School of Medicine have found.