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Study: Epilepsy in children — adverse events of invasive EEG
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According to an investigation led by Dr. Thomas Blauwblomme and his team of Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, in the December issue of Operative Neurosurgery, almost half of all children suffering with severe epilepsy who receive invasive electroencephalography recordings, experience some type of side effect. The study reveals that no other method can obtain the vital information needed for planning complicated epilepsy procedures that EEG recordings provide.
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Experimental magnetic pulses may help heal a brain after stroke
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A little brain stimulation seems to speed up recovery from a stroke. This isn't the sort of brain stimulation you get from conversation. It's done using an electromagnetic coil placed against the scalp. Researchers think the treatment encourages brain cells to form new connections, allowing the brain to rewire itself to compensate for damage caused by a stroke.
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NCH new imaging exam for Parkinson's disease
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Diagnosing Parkinson's disease in its early stages is difficult for even the best physicians because the neurodegenerative movement disorder does not have a specific test and can be confused with other neurological conditions. But doctors at Northwest Community Hospital now can better evaluate patients with suspected parkinsonian syndromes with a brain scan using the first FDA-approved radiopharmaceutical imaging agent.
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Treatment for brain aneurysms without surgery
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 Brain aneurysms are abnormal bulging of arteries. When they rupture, stroke, brain damage or death can follow. They're often discovered when it's too late and one in 15 people could develop them in their lifetime. Surgeons have traditionally removed a small section of the skull to go underneath the brain and clip the aneurysm. But with the Pipeline Embolization Device, everything is done through an artery in the leg.
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Contraception affects seizures in women with epilepsy
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The use of hormonal contraception among women with epilepsy may significantly increase their rate of seizure activity, according to the findings of a Web-based survey of women aged 18 to 47 years with the neurological condition.
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Gene hunters find cause of rare movement disorder
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After a challenging two-decade hunt, scientists have pinpointed the gene responsible for a rare disease that causes seizures in infancy and sudden, uncontrollable movements in adolescence and early adulthood.
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High levels of tau protein linked to poor recovery after brain injury
Washington University-St. Louis
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High levels of tau protein in fluid bathing the brain are linked to poor recovery after head trauma, according to a study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Fondazione IRCCS Ca Granda-Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico in Milan, Italy.
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New stroke therapy shows promise on kids
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Is it possible to experience elation putting in your own ponytail or firmly shaking hands with a stranger? Just look at Maddy Evans' beaming face for the answer. Maddy, 16, completed a study at the University of Minnesota and Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare, using a combination of brain stimulation and occupational therapy to help children who have had a stroke increase their hand function. Maddy now buttons her coat with both hands, can put in her own ponytail and, yes, reaches for a stranger's hand with her right one. She never used to use her right hand.
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Progression of Parkinson's disease may be predicted by genetic factors
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A new study has found that the speed of clinical deterioration in patients with Parkinson's disease my be influenced by different varieties of a-synuclein gene and its interaction with the microtubule-associated protein tau H1 haplotype. According to Yue Huang and her team from the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, Parkinson's disease is marked by the abnormal accumulation of a-synuclein NACP-Rep1 and the early loss of dopamine neurons in the substantia nigra region of the brain.
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Treating kids with traumatic brain injuries
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Traumatic brain injury is the number one cause of death and disability in children. Every day it kills more children than cancer or any other disease. As a matter of fact TBI kills more children than all other top 10 diseases put together. So it's a real problem. Not only is it very common, but also the brain is very complex.
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