Kochi: A Kerala-based hospital has developed and implemented new computational tools which can accurately identify the “epileptic focus”, the accurate identification of which is a major challenge in epilepsy surgery. The Centre for Epilepsy at Amrita Hospital here conducted multiple studies between the years 2015 and 2019 in around 100 difficult-to-treat epilepsy patients in this … Read more
“By replacing invasive neurosurgery with a cutting-edge laser therapy, allowing clinicians to better target the parts of the brain causing the epilepsy, we not only dramatically reduce risks to these patients, but drastically reduce their recovery time both in and out of hospital,” he said. Source link
London: An multinational research team led by UCL has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) programme that can identify minute brain anomalies that lead to epileptic seizures. The algorithm used in the Multicentre Epilepsy Lesion Detection project (MELD), reports the locations of abnormalities in cases of drug-resistant focal cortical dysplasia (FCD), a major cause of epilepsy, … Read more
Gaia Pope’s body was found near a Dorset coastal path 11 days after she went missing in 2017. Source link
By Adam Meyer HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Jan. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A brain implant that helps control severe epilepsy in adults may do the same for children who suffer from unrelenting seizures, new research suggests. The study is one of the first to examine the responsive neurostimulation (RNS) system in children. RNS has already … Read more
Ergonomically designed, the Percept PC device offers enhanced comfort and is indicated for patients with Parkinson’s disease, tremor, dystonia, and epilepsy. India Medtronic Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Medtronic plc, today announced the launch of the Percept PC – Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) system for patients with Parkinson’s disease, Essential tremor, Dystonia and … Read more
Children with tough-to-treat epilepsy now have another choice to help them live a life free of seizures, a new study suggests. Source link
Families foot the bill as the NHS “refuses” to prescribe medical cannabis for children with epilepsy. Source link