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Epilepsy


Landmark event in global neurology, the seventy-third World Health Assembly adopted the much-awaited resolution on synergies addressing the leading cause of disability globally—the burden of epilepsy and other neurological disorders. Professor Tissa Wijeratne interviewed Professor William Carroll, President, World Federation of Neurology on this important event.   There is no health without brain health. This …

AUSTIN (KXAN) — In Texas, about 49,000 children live with epilepsy and seizures. For a parent of a child with epilepsy, navigating a complicated health care system can be difficult — especially for those parents with limited English proficiency. That’s why a doctor at UT Health Austin is now opening a special clinic to treat …

A new study uses magnetic resonance elastography to compare the stiffness of the hippocampus in patients who have epilepsy with healthy individuals. The technique can improve the detection and characterization of the disease. The study “Hippocampal stiffness in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy measured with MR elastography: Preliminary comparison with healthy participants” was published in …

Image caption Angela Norton with her son Cayman, who has a rare and severe form of epilepsy The mother of two sons with severe epilepsy faces paying thousands or breaking the law to import cannabis-based medicine, despite having it prescribed by a British doctor. Angela Norton’s sons, aged 19 and 12, can suffer hundreds of …

An Elkhorn, Nebraska family is channeling their loss and grief into something hopeful for families who have a loved one with an epilepsy diagnosis.Erin Hurt was just 11 years old when she had a fatal seizure in her home as she prepared for school in April. Her twin sister called 911, as her mother performed …