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Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy

Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy is a form of generalized seizure characterized by sudden jerky movements of both arms and shoulders, usually just after waking up.

Gene Associated With Epilepsy Discovered

Gene Associated With Epilepsy Discovered

A group of scientists has discovered a new gene which is associated with the brain disorder epilepsy.

Cause for Sudden Death in Epilepsy Patients Revealed

Cause for Sudden Death in Epilepsy Patients Revealed

Researchers at UC Davis Medical Centre have revealed that sudden death in epilepsy patients might be a result of significant drop in oxygen levels during seizures.

Study Says Common Epilepsy Drug Could Reverse Alzheimer's Symptoms

Study Says Common Epilepsy Drug Could Reverse Alzheimer's Symptoms

Scientists have found that a treatment with Valproic Acid (VPA) in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease can reverse memory deficit.

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Epilepsy Drug Helps Alcoholics to Overcome Insomnia, Cravings

Epilepsy Drug Helps Alcoholics to Overcome Insomnia, Cravings

University of Michigan researchers have found that an epilepsy drug might reduce insomnia, and help alcoholics become sober again.

Epilepsy Patients Could Be Helped by Drug-infused Polymer Implants

Epilepsy Patients Could Be Helped by Drug-infused Polymer Implants

Experiments on rats have shown that drug-infused polymer implants, which can deliver small amounts of necessary medication directly into the brain, may help treat people who suffer epileptic seizures.

Cancer, Epilepsy Surgeries may Be Improved by Laser 'microscalpel'

Cancer, Epilepsy Surgeries may Be Improved by Laser 'microscalpel'

The precision of surgeries for cancer, epilepsy and other diseases could soon improve, thanks to a mechanical engineering Assistant Professor at The University of Texas at Austin,

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Gene Causing Epilepsy Identified

Gene Causing Epilepsy Identified

Making the world's first discovery, scientists at Adelaide's Women's and Children's Hospital and the University of Adelaide, Australia, have found a mutated gene that causes epilepsy

Mutated Gene Behind Epilepsy and Mental Retardation Identified in Women

Mutated Gene Behind Epilepsy and Mental Retardation Identified in Women

Anglo-Australian researchers say they have found a mutated gene linked with epilepsy and mental retardation in women.

Epilepsy can Be Cured by Diet

Epilepsy can Be Cured by Diet

There is new hope for patients suffering from epilepsy after UK researchers suggested that a high-fat diet will help control seizures in children with epilepsy.

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Brain Study may Pave Way for Better Epilepsy Treatments

Brain Study may Pave Way for Better Epilepsy Treatments

Scientists have discovered in a study on mice how a neurotransmitter that the body releases during epilepsy seizures, known as glutamate, that may reduce medication entry into the brain.

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Structure and Protein Elements Critical to Human Function and Disease Revealed

Structure and Protein Elements Critical to Human Function and Disease Revealed

Relationship between certain proteins and juvenile myoclonic epilepsy is seen in new structures discovered within cilia.

Childhood Epilepsy - Classifying the seizure type and epilepsy

Childhood Epilepsy - Classifying the seizure type and epilepsy

Childhood epilepsy is of four types - localization related epilepsy and syndromes, generalized epilepsies and syndromes and Epilepsies and syndromes undetermined whether focal or generalized.

Seizure-Freedom in 68 Percent Of Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy Patients: Study

Seizure-Freedom in 68 Percent Of Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy Patients: Study

68% of patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) became seizure-free, with nearly 30% no longer needing antiepileptic drug (AED) treatment reveals a 25-year old follow-up study.

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