For decades, researchers have worked to unravel the mysteries of post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE), a form of epilepsy that emerges after a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Now, a new study led by Texas A&M ...
Veterans who develop epilepsy following a traumatic brain injury (TBI) face a higher risk of death than veterans with epilepsy from other causes. That’s according to a study led by researchers at ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among 2,214 persons with epilepsy, 7.5% had MDD, and 4% had generalized anxiety disorder. Those on valproic acid ...
Frederic L.W.V.J. Schaper, MD, PhD, director of Epilepsy Network Mapping at the Center for Brain Circuit Therapeutics at Brigham and Women's Hospital and an instructor of neurology at Harvard Medical ...
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Medically reviewed by Diana Apetauerova, MD Key Takeaways Epilepsy is often linked to genetic factors, brain injuries, ...
In a recent study published in JAMA Neurology, researchers assessed the associations between post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE) and the risk of dementia. PTE is the occurrence of unprovoked seizures more ...
People who develop epilepsy after a traumatic brain injury are at an 80 percent higher risk of premature death compared to those who have suffered a similar brain injury without developing epilepsy.
Neurofeedback treatments are aimed at assisting those struggling with ADHD, generalized anxiety, depression, post-traumatic ...
People in dangerous jobs don’t usually sleep well. New research is investigating if their susceptibility to concussions and poor sleep could put them at greater risk of developing epilepsy. The ...
Epilepsy presents differently in each person. The condition has a range of symptoms that varies. Convulsions can be one sign of epilepsy. However, people often experience epilepsy without ever having ...
-- Submission supported by positive preliminary 18-month NAUTILUS data in patients with drug-resistant idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE) and generalized tonic-clonic (GTC) seizures -- The PMA-S is ...