Search Tag: Epilepsy
2022 03 Nov
The NHS has announced the launch of laser beam brain surgery to treat patients with epilepsy. Part of the NHS Long Term Plan commitment is to ensure the most effective treatments are rolled out across the country, and this pioneering laser beam treatment is its lastest example. Epilepsy patients who not have responded well to other forms of...Read more
2022 10 May
A recent study in Radiology demonstrates that optically-pumped magnetometers (OPM) can shrink magnetoencephalography (MEG) helmets and facilitate their use for assessing epilepsy in children. Although MEG is now used to detect and localise focal interictal epileptiform discharges (IEDs), current systems need cryogenically-cooled sensors, which...Read more
2020 03 Aug
Electronic patient portals (ePortal) enable patients and care-partners (eg, family members) to securely access their health records and communicate (eg, instant messaging or chat) with healthcare providers. In general, ePortals promote transparency and help patients become more involved in care and decision-making, thus enhancing patient-clinician collaboration....Read more
2019 17 Apr
MRI elastography: ground-breaking new way to see extremely fast neuronal activity in the brain It is magnificent how fast the human brain operates. In a fraction of a second our neurons are activated, creating thoughts and reactions to stimuli. The speed at which radiologists can non-invasively follow brain function using MRI , however, is...Read more
2016 04 Mar
The scientific committee has worked hard to build on the historical reputation of the previous landmark meetings of EMEC and ELAE, and has managed to put together an exceptionally rich program, with the participation of renowned international and regional faculty, whom during the two days meeting will present cutting edge topics in clinical epileptology....Read more
2015 20 Oct
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore have developed an app that allows patients with epilepsy to track their seizures using their Apple Watch. The interactive EpiWatch app works with ResearchKit, an open-source framework designed by Apple to facilitate research studies carried out using its devices. EpiWatch gives users a chance to help...Read more
2015 10 Aug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first 3D-printed drug, SPRITAM ® , for oral use as a prescription adjunctive therapy in the treatment of partial onset seizures, myoclonic seizures and primary generalised tonic-clonic seizures in adults and children with epilepsy. The FDA approval is being hailed as a breakthrough in precision...Read more
2015 20 Jul
This year's World Brain Day (22 July) campaign aims to improve awareness and care of epilepsy, a common neurological disorder that affects more than 50 million people worldwide. The most important causes of epilepsy include perinatal brain injury, infections, traumatic brain injury, and stroke — and all these conditions are preventable. In January...Read more
2014 12 Dec
Three new studies presented at the annual meeting of the American Epilepsy Society (AES 2014) describe the link between cardiac abnormalities and sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP). Sudden death is more than 20 times more common in patients with epilepsy than in the general population. Experts say defects in cardiac and respiratory function...Read more
2014 10 Dec
According to findings from a Phase 3 clinical trial, there may be an additional therapeutic option for seizure control in patients suffering from epilepsy. The findings are to be unveiled at the 68th Annual Meeting of the American Epilepsy Society. The double-blind, randomised, placebo controlled study was conducted by researchers from the Mid-Atlantic...Read more
2014 08 Nov
Why is high-intensity focused ultrasound being explored to treat the brain? For a number of brain disorders focused ultrasound (FUS) will represent a treatment that is either superior to best current therapy, or fulfils an unmet clinical need. The driving factor is a validation of the technology. It doesn’t take an enormous leap of faith to appreciate...Read more
2014 20 Oct
A robotic device that can be used to perform minimally invasive epilepsy surgery has been developed by a team of engineers from Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN, USA). A working prototype was unveiled in a live demonstration at the Fluid Power Innovation and Research Conference 2014 (FPIRC14) held in Nashville between 13 and 16 October. For severe...Read more
2013 19 Nov
A new study, available online in the journal ‘Radiology’, published its findings on the latest research on epilepsy, since the most frequent type of this condition causes abnormal, widespread connections in patients’ brains which could provide indicators towards detection and treatment. Seizures emanating from the temporal lobes, situated right...Read more
2013 20 Apr
MRI Interventions, Inc.'s ClearPoint® Neuro Intervention System is now being used in connection with laser ablation therapy. The ClearPoint system provides guidance for the placement and operation of instruments or devices during the planning and operation of neurological procedures in the MRI environment, making it an ideal delivery platform to place...Read more