SEIZURES

Aug 01 2025HEALTH

Brain Waves and CAR-T Therapy: What's the Connection?

CAR-T therapy, a cutting-edge cancer treatment, can sometimes lead to a condition called ICANS. This condition can cause seizures, and doctors have been studying brain wave patterns to better understand it. Doctors have been looking at continuous EEG data from patients with ICANS. They want to see how these brain wave patterns fit into the bigger picture of patient ...

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Apr 12 2025HEALTH

Childhood Hurts and Seizures: A Chinese Perspective

Childhood trauma can leave deep scars. These scars might not always be visible. Sometimes, they show up in unexpected ways. For some people, these scars can cause seizures. But these are not the kind of seizures that come from a medical issue. These are called psychogenic non-epileptic seizures or PNES. This is a big topic in China right now. PNES are real seizures....

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Mar 19 2025HEALTH

Fentanyl's Stealthy Rise: The Opioid Crisis in America

The opioid crisis has been a growing concern in the United States for over 20 years. The situation has worsened due to the lack of regulation in the drug market. This has led to a surge in opioid-related deaths. The problem started to get worse about 10 years ago. This is when highly potent fentanyl analogs began to appear more frequently in the drug supply. The...

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Dec 23 2024HEALTH

New Antiseizure Meds: Risks You Should Know

Do you or someone you know take anti-seizure meds for focal seizures? You might be using one of the newer drugs like lacosamide, eslicarbazepine acetate, perampanel, brivaracetam, or cenobamate. While these medicines help control seizures, they also come with some serious side effects that doctors should be aware of. Knowing the risk factors can help prevent these si...

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Dec 22 2024HEALTH

The Puzzle of RORA: A Unique Combination of Developmental Challenges and Seizures

RORA is a gene that helps the brain's cerebellum develop and work properly. Recently, scientists found a group of people with a rare condition linked to RORA. This condition, called RORA-related neurodevelopmental disorder or RORA-NDD, affects how the brain develops and causes unusual movements called myoclonic seizures. The cerebellum, the part of the brain responsi...

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Nov 26 2024HEALTH

Epilepsy and Heart Rhythms: The Link Explained

Epilepsy, a significant cause of disability and early death globally, can be tricky to diagnose. Doctors need detailed patient histories and specific tests to tell apart epilepsy from fainting spells. A big part of this diagnosis is using an electroencephalogram (EEG), which records brain activity. When done for a longer time and combined with heart monitoring (ECG) ...

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