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Epilepsy and Treatments

shared by Nicholas Scholz on 11 Aug 13 - Cached
  • The epilepsies are a spectrum of brain disorders ranging from severe, life-threatening and disabling, to ones that are much more benign
  • seizures can be controlled with modern medicines and surgical techniques
  • Epilepsy may develop because of an abnormality in brain wiring, an imbalance of nerve signaling chemicals called neurotransmitters
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  • Only when a person has had two or more seizures is he or she considered to have epilepsy
  • For about 70 percent of those diagnosed with epilepsy,
  • normal pattern of neuronal activity becomes disturbed, causing strange sensations, emotions, and behavior
  • Issues may also arise as a result of the stigma attached to having epilepsy
  • the risk of seizures restricts their independence (some states refuse drivers licenses to people with epilepsy) and recreational activities.
  • Ongoing research is focused on developing new model systems that can be used to more quickly screen potential new treatments
  • Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have developed a flexible brain implant that could one day be used to treat seizures
  • Nicholas Scholz on 11 Aug 13
     
    Epilepsy is a neurological disorder associated with sudden seizures. In diagnosing epilepsy, the patient must have displayed two unexpected seizures. Epilepsy can be life - threatening and disabling or benign. Typical symptoms associated with epilepsy are strange sensations, emotions, and behavior. The cause of epilepsy is uncertain, but abnormal brain wiring may have an effect. With no cure for epilepsy, modern day medications and surgeries are used to treat patients. Due to the stigma associated with epilepsy, some children develop behavioral and emotional issues. The restriction of independence, like being denied a drivers license due to seizures, is also emotionally challenging for these patients. Current research being conducted for patients with epilepsy include the development of new models used to determine treatments, and brain implants which control seizures. 
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