Epilepsy
Israeli projects for disabled children place first, second in Helen Hamlyn Center Fixperts awards
The awards program connects students to people with disabilities in order to foster the development of practical solutions to everyday problems.
Israeli hospital performs world's first experimental gene therapy for rare genetic epilepsy
The mistake people may make when a person is having a seizure – and it could end in disaster
'Zombie' cells may cause common form of epilepsy - study
Israel performs its first brain pacemaker surgery to stop seizures in epilepsy patient
“If it weren’t for the pacemaker implantation, we would have had to remove the area in the brain responsible for the seizures, with all the medical consequences that accompany such a case.”
Vagal-nerve stimulator implanted for first time into ten-month old epilepsy patient
Implantation of epilepsy treatment device marks first in such a young and low weight patient, says pediatric neurosurgeon.
Practicing yoga can reduce feelings of stigma and anxiety about epilepsy
There was also a significant decrease in anxiety symptoms for people who did yoga versus people who did not. They saw improvements in quality-of-life measures and mindfulness.
Israeli researchers helped find innovative gene therapy, help kids with Dravet syndrome
The average life expectancy of children with the syndrome is usually short, with a 10-20% chance of dying form sudden unexpected death in epilepsy by 10.
How do we process memory in our sleep? - study
Scientists were able to enhance memories in sleeping participants by stimulating specific regions of their brains in synchrony.
Discovery of brain-repair process could lead to new epilepsy treatments
These new discoveries will help produce new, better epilepsy medication as one-third of those who take this medication find it doesn't work for them.
Medical cannabis may be effective for young epilepsy patients
Hebrew University team completed the first-ever meta-analysis of pediatric patients treated with medical cannabis
Epilepsy: Sudden death increased by sleep during seizure - research
"People with poorly controlled seizures have the greatest risk of SUDEP, and seizures during sleep may hold the higher risk."
Epilepsy research provides answer as to why some seizures are so deadly
New research around epilepsy-related death reveals for the first time why some seizures are more deadly than others.
Scientists create brain structure duplicate to be used in research
“We're aiming to understand each individual case, in order to meet the unique needs of each individual patient," said Dr. Gad Vatine.
