Clinicians have perfected an operation, which was previously considered too dangerous, to control refractory insular epilepsy, using an innovative microsurgery technique. According to a recent study, ...

A research team proposes an innovative sequential narrow-field deep brain stimulation procedure to treat intractable epilepsy. Epilepsy is a chronic brain disorder characterized by recurrent seizures.

Winner of the Journal on Neuro-Oncology Award sponsored by Kluwer Academic Publishers, Doris Du Wang, MD, presented her research, Seizure Outcome After Surgical Resection of Insular Glioma, during the ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & BARCELONA, Spain--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Neuroelectrics, a clinical-stage company pioneering brain stimulation therapies, has been granted FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for its ...

Most patients suffering from epilepsy will see significant improvement with the use of medication, yet 1 in 3 patients will develop drug resistant or refractory epilepsy. According to epileptologist ...

Investment from XGEN Venture, British Business Bank, and a global biopharmaceutical company will support first-in-human Phase 1/2a clinical trials for lead candidate EPY201 targeting focal refractory ...

In a small clinical trial, researchers at Johns Hopkins and elsewhere found that the high-fat, low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet was a safe and effective treatment option for the majority of adults ...

Of course, retrospective studies lack the rigor of the blinded studies, [24] but they might provide useful insight into the efficacy of a new antiepileptic drug. In fact, a new antiepileptic drug is ...

Montreal, June 10, 2009 - Clinicians from the Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM) have perfected an operation, which was previously considered too dangerous, to control refractory ...