EPILEPSY IS A CHRONIC BRAIN DISORDER THAT CAUSES SEIZURES, WHICH ARE UNCONTROLLED BURSTS OF ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY THAT CHANGE SENSATIONS, BEHAVIORS, AWARENESS, AND MUSCLE MOVEMENTS. ANYONE OF ANY ...
If you have epilepsy, you may experience seizures at night. Symptoms may include bedwetting and tongue biting. Doctors typically diagnose seizure disorders with an electroencephalogram. A seizure ...
To identify the brain region responsible for causing a patient's epilepsy, physicians first use an EEG to record brain activity during a seizure by attaching electrodes around the patient's scalp.
A laser light goes through the fibre and destroys the area of brain that is causing the seizures. It is carried out in an MRI scanner and the wound left afterwards is small. This means you can often ...
This innovative approach, published in JCI Insight, opens new avenues for understanding and treating neurological conditions such as epilepsy. Studying gene activity in the brain without requiring ...