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- Toothbrushing Triggers Rare Seizures
March 5, 2007 -- Australian researchers report three rare cases of people with epilepsy in whom toothbrushing triggered seizures. The risk of such seizures is probably zero for people without epilepsy. The three patients all had reflex epilepsy, in which seizures can be provoked by specific stimuli
Read Full Article - Epilepsy or Psychological Seizures?
June 12, 2006 -- A surprisingly large percentage of epilepsy patients who do not respond to drug treatment don't really have epilepsy at all. It often takes a decade or longer for these patients to get a correct diagnosis -- but new research finds there are simple clues that can make a correct diagn
Read Full Article - Dogs Respond to Non-Epileptic Seizures
Jan. 22, 2007 -- Dogs may sense and respond to seizures -- but those caused by psychological reasons rather than epilepsy , according to new research. Although widely reported, researchers say cases of dogs predicting their owner’s epileptic seizures have not been scientifically confirmed. Now, two
Read Full Article - Diet May Inspire New Epilepsy Drugs
Oct. 16, 2006 -- The "ketogenic diet" might be the springboard for a new type of epilepsy drug. The ketogenic diet strictly limits carbohydrates and may help control seizures seizures in some people. That's nothing new. The ketogenic diet has been around since the 1920s (and shouldn't be tried witho
Read Full Article - Flexible Doses Help With Epilepsy Drug
Dec. 29, 2005 -- "One size fits all" may not be the rule of thumb for doses of epilepsy drugs. A new study shows fewer side effects in epileptic adults taking flexible doses of the antiseizure drug Lyrica, compared to those taking a fixed daily dose of the drug. Lyrica is used as a second-line drug
Read Full Article - Avoiding 'Pokemon' Seizures From TV, Video Games
Sept. 20, 2005 -- The Epilepsy Foundation has issued new guidelines to help avoid rare cases of seizures triggered by flickering lights from TV and video games. The guidelines are particularly important for people who are sensitive to light, but "the suggestions are valid for everybody," Giuseppe Er
Read Full Article - New Blood Test May Detect Epileptic Seizures
An epilepsy blood test measures the amount of the hormone prolactin in the blood. It helps determine whether a seizure was caused by epilepsy or another disorder. Researchers reviewed all of the published studies on the prolactin blood test and found it may be useful in certain situations in determi
Read Full Article - Study Probes Epilepsy Treatment for Kids
Aug. 31, 2005 -- When kids with epilepsy don't respond to epilepsy medications, does another treatment called vagus nerve stimulation help? Researchers including Juliann Paolicchi, MD, are studying that question. Their findings were presented in Paris at the 26th International Epilepsy Congress. Pao
Read Full Article - New Emergency Seizure Treatment for Children
July 14, 2005 -- A better option for quick control of seizures in children is a drug that can be given by mouth rather than via the rectum. Researchers found emergency room treatment with the drug midazolam successfully stopped seizures within 10 minutes in twice as many children as the currently us
Read Full Article - Study Links Epilepsy and Schizophrenia Risk
June 16, 2005 -- There is a "strong association" between epilepsy and schizophrenia, says a Danish study of more than 2 million people. People with epilepsy had about 2.5 times the risk of schizophrenia as the general population, says the study, which is posted on BMJ Online First. Yet that's "fairl
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