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epilepsy

From The Labs 

Discovery of an underlying cause for infantile spasm points to a novel therapy

May 19, 2022May 19, 2022epilepsy, IGF-1, infantile spasms, Research

Researchers connected altered IGF-1 levels to infantile spasm in patients and animal models.

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From The Labs 

Single cells reveal genetic connections of neurodevelopmental disorders

September 29, 2020September 29, 2020autism spectrum disorders, computational framework, epilepsy, Genetics, neurodevelopmental disorders, Research

A novel computational approach helps researchers identify connections between genes involved in different neurodevelopmental disorders.

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From The Labs 

Brain tumors trigger silencing of neuronal activity

April 21, 2020May 1, 2020brain tumors, epilepsy, Glioma, glutamate dysregulation, inflammation, Research, seizures, slow depolarization

Sudden episodes of confusion and seizures often are the first signs of a malignant brain tumor. At Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Jeffrey Noebels, director

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Momentum 

Exploring advances in epilepsy treatment

June 8, 2018June 11, 2018Alexandria Bland, Dr. Jay Gavvala, Dr. Sameer Sheth, epilepsy, Healthcare, Neurology, Neurosurgery

If a loved one is living with epilepsy, you’re well aware of how debilitating the disorder can be. While traditional epilepsy treatments are effective for

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What you need to know about epilepsy

January 23, 2018Alexandria Bland, Dr. Jay Gavvala, epilepsy, Healthcare, Neurology, neurophysiology

According to the Epilepsy Foundation, more than 65 million people worldwide are affected by epilepsy and it’s estimated that 1 in 26 people will develop

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From The Labs 

How infrequent seizures may lead to persistent memory loss in Alzheimer’s disease

January 10, 2018May 29, 2019Alzheimer's Disease, calbindin, deltaFosB, epilepsy, epileptic seizures, hippocampus, memory loss

Even relatively infrequent seizures can lead to long-lasting cognitive deficits in animal models of Alzheimer’s disease; how this happens, however, has been difficult to explain.

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From The Labs 

‘Silent seizures’ discovered in patients with Alzheimer’s disease

July 10, 2017Alzheimer's Disease, deep brain, eeg, epilepsy, epileptic seizures, hippocampus, nonconvulsive seizures, seizures

Deep in the brains of two patients with Alzheimer’s disease, the main memory structure, the hippocampus, displays episodic seizure-like electrical activity. These nonconvulsive hippocampal seizures

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From The Labs 

From mouse model to human; serendipity leads to human genetic diagnosis

April 24, 2017ATXN1-CIC, Autism, developmental delay, epilepsy, hyperactivity, intellectual disabilitis, Mouse models, Neuroscience

When Dr. Huda Zoghbi and her colleagues were investigating the role protein complex ATXN1-CIC plays in the normal development of the mouse brain they did not

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From The Labs 

The underappreciated astrocyte; a vital link between brain tumors and epileptic seizures

March 30, 2017April 24, 2018astrocyte, brain tumor, epilepsy, glioblastoma, neurons, seizures

The brain has billions of cells of which only 30 percent are neurons. Astrocytes are the predominant cell type of the remaining 70 percent. Surprisingly,

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From The Labs 

'Leaky calcium' gene linked to sudden cardiac death in epilepsy

October 10, 2016epilepsy, leaky calcium gene, Neuroscience, RyR2, spreading depolarization, sudden cardiac death

[See video below] Epilepsy is an extremely common disorder affecting people of all ages, from infants through teenagers to older adults. One of the most

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