Networked vision of epilepsy and mental symptoms: proposal for a "city map of traffic lights" - Micoulaud-Franchi JA, Gauld C, McGonigal A.
With the rise of smartphones, the potential of digital health for people with epilepsy (PWE) to forecast seizure likelihood and detect comorbid mental disorders, could revolutionize management and research prospects. At least 80% of the global population n... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
AI tool may speed screening of epilepsy drugs in mice
Machine learning approach automates behavior analysis, outperforms human assessment in animal models of epilepsy. (Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases)
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - February 24, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Neighborhood Type Tied to Post-Stroke Mortality Risk Neighborhood Type Tied to Post-Stroke Mortality Risk
Living in a disadvantaged neighborhood may hike mortality risk after discharge from the hospital for stroke, epilepsy, or other neurologic conditions, new research suggests.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - February 22, 2023 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Emotional health and delivering more person-centred neuro services
The Primary care and Community Neurology Society developed a new more Person-Centred mission and vision in 2021, to reflect the introduction of a new more person-centred steering committee; ie people, including healthcare professionals living with the life-altering medical news of a neuro diagnosis, including Parkinson's MS, Epilepsy and ADHD. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - February 22, 2023 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Oxford study to trial cannabis-based medicine as treatment for psychosis
CBD is currently only prescribed for a small number of conditions such as rare, severe epilepsyOxford scientists are to launch a major global trial to investigate whether cannabis-based medicine can treat people with psychosis or psychotic symptoms.Currently,cannabidiol (CBD) is only prescribed for a small number of conditions. In the UK, for example, these include rare, severe epilepsy, and vomiting or nausea caused by chemotherapy.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 16, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Andrew Gregory Health editor Tags: Cannabis Drugs Health Science UK news Drugs policy Society Source Type: news
Scientists 'CURE autism' using $3 epilepsy drug in mice - in potential breakthrough
Lamotrigine, brand name Lamictal, was able to curb behavioral and social problems linked to the disorder, which is becoming increasingly common in the US. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Lasers, robots, and tiny electrodes are transforming treatment of severe epilepsy
For people with drug-resistant epilepsy, surgery used to be seen as a last resort. Now it's often the treatment of choice.(Image credit: KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRA/Getty Images/Science Photo Libra) (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - February 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jon Hamilton Source Type: news
Study finds new way CBD reduces epileptic seizures in children
Researchers in New York have revealed a new way in which cannabidiol, or CBD, reduces seizures in children who suffer from a variety of treatment-resistant forms of epilepsy. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - February 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Janssen Data at ASCO GU Support Ambition to Transform Treatment of Prostate and Bladder Cancer Through Precision Medicine and Early Intervention
RARITAN, N.J., February 13, 2023 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced plans to present more than 20 abstracts featuring seven oncology therapies from its robust portfolio and pipeline at the annual American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Genitourinary (GU) Cancers Symposium, taking place in San Francisco on February 16-18. Building on more than a decade of leadership in the development of medicines for people diagnosed with GU cancers, Janssen will present data demonstrating its ambition to advance patient-centered treatment through precision medicine, real-world evidence a...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - February 13, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Fear of Public Places Common in Adults With Epilepsy
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8, 2023 -- Phobic/agoraphobic symptoms are independently associated with poor quality of life in people with epilepsy, according to a study published online Jan. 16 in Epilepsy Research.
Heidi M. Munger Clary, M.D., M.P.H., from the... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 8, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Antidepressant drugs use and epilepsy risk: a nationwide nested case-control study - Chu CS, Lee FL, Bai YM, Su TP, Tsai SJ, Chen TJ, Hsu JW, Chen MH, Liang CS.
BACKGROUND: To investigate the association between exposure to antidepressants (ADs) and the risk of epilepsy among patients exposed to ADs. METHOD: We conducted a case-control study using Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database betwee... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Risk of epilepsy following traumatic brain injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis - Sui S, Sun J, Chen X, Fan F.
BACKGROUND: Limited evidence has explored the impact of traumatic brain injury (TBI) on posttraumatic epilepsy with control cohort for comparison. In addition, we could not find any review to identify the effect of TBI on the outcomes. Thus, we conducted t... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Minute: A surgery option when epilepsy treatments don't work
For people living with epilepsy who have tried various epilepsy treatments to control their seizures with little success, there is another option. It's a surgery called resection of an epileptic focus, or resective surgery — where surgeons remove or disconnect the area in the brain that is no longer properly functioning and is generating seizures. Dr. Jonathon Parker, a Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon, explains how this surgery works. Feb. 13 is International Epilepsy Day, a way to provide… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - February 6, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
11-year-old suffered 500 seizures a month before becoming the first person to get cannabis on NHS
Mother-of-two Hannah Deacon, 43, from Kenilworth won her fight for the NHS to prescribe medical cannabis after seeing how well it improved her son's epilepsy symptoms. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Preeclampsia may harm children ’s brain development
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/large/public/2020/5/papers/preeclampsia/thumb890421.jpg?itok=LPKBA2nY" /><br /><p>The condition, which increases mothers' blood pressure in pregnancy, could put children at risk of epilepsy and intellectual disability.</p>
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Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - February 3, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news
