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Responsive Neurostimulation (RNS) Shown to Reduce “Untreatable” Seizures by up to 40%
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“It’s like dousing a spark before it becomes a flame,” said Martha Morrell, Neuropace’s chief medical officer.
The idea that we can implant a Star Trek-type device that will detect seizures and interrupt them without causing injury is entirely new. And exciting. And scary.
How Music Soothes Your Seizures…
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Music is food for the soul, the mind and the body.
Great music, when carefully selected, can change our moods, energize us, calm us, improve our mental focus, lift us up spiritually, and help us become more healthy.
Not surprisingly, music has also been found to have a profoundly positive effect on people with epilepsy.
Tags: epilepsy - music's effects, Jazz, Mozart, New Age, Romantic, seizures - music therapy
“Pseudo Seizures” AND Epilepsy – Yes, You CAN Have BOTH!
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Some know it as non-epileptic seizures (NES), psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES), or “pseudo seizures”.
And then there’s epilepsy.
Which is what?
Common painkillers may fuel deadly superbugs that resist antibiotics
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A startling new study warns that two of America’s most common over-the-counter painkillers, ibuprofen (Advil) and acetaminophen (Tylenol), may have an unexpected role in one of the world’s most urgent public health crises.
In the United States, more than 2.8 million antimicrobial-resistant infections occur each year, and more than 35,000 people die as a result, says the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Tags: acetaminophen (Tylenol), common painkillers, deadly superbugs, ibuprofen (Advil)
Kindling — A Fire for Your Brain?
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When you think of “kindling,” think of confusing. Controversy. Cure.
No, it’s not the little twigs for a bonfire!
But the name “kindling” was inspired by a log fire.
Move Over VNS…There’s A New Guy in Town!
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What if I were to say there’s a new nerve stimulation therapy that requires NO SURGERY and reduces seizures among those who are drug resistant by about 40 percent?
SAY HELLO TO TRIGEMINAL NERVE STIMULATION!
Epilepsy and Brain Surgery — The Basics
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Since there so many different types of brain surgeries — and questions — I decided to learn about them and share my findings with you.
A simple blood test to reveal seizures?
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How about if a simple blood test could reveal whether or not you’ve had an epileptic seizure?
New! A breakthrough in non invasive brain surgery
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It’s called PING…
And this is exciting stuff. In fact, I just read about it recently.
It was written about in Science Daily…and in Neuroscience News, too.
Tags: breakthrough neurosurgery, medication resistant, non invasive brain surgery, PING
Autism — Who Has It?
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The autism rate has increased — 1 in 68 kids are now identified with the disorder.
The information that a child has been diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder often throws parents into an emotional tailspin.
And it’s no wonder why.
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