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·September 12, 2020·3 min read

Is the “Mozart Effect” Real? New Analysis Indicates That Music Can Help Epilepsy

Listening to Mozart can reduce the frequency of seizures in those with epilepsy. Exposure to the music of Mozart daily not only significantly reduces seizure frequency, but it also reduces abnormal brain activity associated with epilepsy.

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·August 30, 2020·4 min read

Seizures During Menstrual Cycle Linked to Drug-Resistant Epilepsy

Study identifies a link between women with catamenial epilepsy who suffer more frequent seizures during their menstrual cycle and drug-resistant epilepsy. Those with catamenial epilepsy are almost four times more likely to have drug-resistant epilepsy than women who do not experience an increase in seizure frequency during their menstrual cycle.

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·August 28, 2020·4 min read

New Era in Brain Monitoring Technology

New long-term brain monitoring technologies that can continuously record brain activity could help improve the treatment and management of epilepsy.

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·June 11, 2020·4 min read

Hallucinations in people with seizures may point to suicide risk

8% of patients with a history of seizures reported experiencing hallucinations. Of the 8%, 53% reported one or more suicide attempts. Findings suggest hallucinations associated with seizures are not just incidental but are a marker for mental health risks and suicidal behavior.

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·June 10, 2020·4 min read

Mozart may reduce seizure frequency in people with epilepsy

Listening to Mozart's "Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major, K. 448" daily may reduce seizure activity for those with epilepsy.

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·April 24, 2020·3 min read

Purified botanical CBD reduces early death in Dravet syndrome

Using purified botanical cannabidiol (CBD) to treat mouse models of Davet syndrome improved mortality and reduced behavioral symptoms associated with the condition.

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·March 24, 2020·4 min read

Antibodies in the brain trigger epilepsy

Anti-Drebrin auto-antibodies may be responsible for limbic encephalitis.

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·February 20, 2020·4 min read

Some antibiotics prescribed during pregnancy linked to health disorders

Mothers who were prescribed macrolide antibiotics, including erythromycin and azithromycin, early in pregnancy had an increased risk of their child being born with malformations, specifically cardiovascular malformations. However, researchers found no link between exposure to these antibiotics and an increased risk of neurodevelopmental disorders.

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·January 21, 2020·6 min read

Autism study finds later diagnoses for girls, and high rates of co-occurring disorders

On average, girls on the autism spectrum are diagnosed 1.5 years later than boys. Over 50% of those on the autism spectrum exhibit co-occurring mental health and medical conditions, such as ADHD and epilepsy.

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·January 16, 2020·2 min read

Lifetime suicide risk factors identified

Analyzing previous studies, researchers have identified the effects of individual and environmental risk factors for suicide over a person's lifespan. The risk factors, researchers report, change throughout a person's lifetime.

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·January 8, 2020·4 min read

Peptide reduced epileptic seizures in human brain tissue

The neuropeptide NPY reduces seizures in human brain tissue.

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·January 6, 2020·4 min read

Epilepsy study shows link between brain activity and memory

Study reveals how abnormal brain activity and memory are linked in those with epilepsy. The findings could lead to better treatments for cognitive impairment associated with epilepsy.

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Epilepsy

Is the “Mozart Effect” Real? New Analysis Indicates That Music Can Help Epilepsy

Seizures During Menstrual Cycle Linked to Drug-Resistant Epilepsy

New Era in Brain Monitoring Technology

Hallucinations in people with seizures may point to suicide risk

Mozart may reduce seizure frequency in people with epilepsy

Purified botanical CBD reduces early death in Dravet syndrome

Antibodies in the brain trigger epilepsy

Some antibiotics prescribed during pregnancy linked to health disorders

Autism study finds later diagnoses for girls, and high rates of co-occurring disorders

Lifetime suicide risk factors identified

Peptide reduced epileptic seizures in human brain tissue

Epilepsy study shows link between brain activity and memory

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