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In children who do not respond to drug therapy, epilepsy surgery may be the only option to improve their quality of life. Understanding the pediatric patients' mental health status is important, as the severity of psychiatric illness may impact the overall risk-benefit of epilepsy surgery.
In children who do not respond to drug therapy, epilepsy surgery may be the only option to improve their quality of life. Understanding the pediatric patients' mental health status is important, as the severity of psychiatric illness may impact the overall risk-benefit of epilepsy surgery.
Combing EEG and fMRi is a unique method to define non-invasively in the whole brain the regions involved in epileptic discharges. It is a complex tool but it is likely to play an increasing role among the methods currently used to localize the source of epileptic activityMore quotes »
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FDA Warns Pregnant Women About Migraine Drugs
disorder .This new warning was issued after a study found that children whose mothers took valproate drugs to protect against epilepsy during pregnancy scored eight to 11 points lower on IQ tests at age 6 than children who were exposed to other antiepileptic Read more »
Around the web
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Over half of young people wouldn't date epilepsy sufferer - survey
of 20,000 young people questioned in a major survey said they would not date a person with epilepsy, a European conference on Epilepsy Research in Dublin has been told. This was because the stigma of epilepsy remains a major issue in the public mind, according 10:10 AM from Irish Independent Read more »
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Boy with epilepsy fighting for his life in hospital after being evicted by Hackney Homes
The Hackney Gazette reports; George Hawkins, 16, who suffers from degenerative autistic condition Dravet Syndrome, began having unusual seizure activity and spasms last Saturday, but stopped breathing and turned blue after taking a dose of Midazalam, an em 10:03 AM from Newsjiffy Blog Read more »
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Derby Telegraph published Access to drugs vital for epileptics, says charity
was made with the force medical examiner, later in the morning, for a new prescription to be written." This week marks National Epilepsy Week which aims to tackle some of the myths that surround the condition. Ms Rennard said: "Epilepsy affects around 600,000 2:33 AM from Derby Telegraph Read more »
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Grimsby Telegraph published A 100-mile mission to say thanks
A GRIMSBY man is embarking on a punishing 100-mile charity bike ride to say thank you to the local fundraiser who supported his epileptic daughter. Ian Chapman, 44, is doing the ride to raise money for Surinder Fowler's Big Five Marathon Mission. pedal pow 2:30 AM from Grimsby Telegraph Read more »
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Lorraine provides celebrity backing for epilepsy campaign
charity’s work in epilepsy and our new William Quarrier Scottish Epilepsy Centre. “At Quarriers, we believe people living with epilepsy should be able to go about their daily lives without fear of having a seizure in public or worrying about what others may from Paisley Daily Express Read more »
