Sentences with phrase «effected by epilepsy»

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The fact that nearly a third of his patients do not respond to medication is only made worse by the long - term effects of uncontrolled epilepsy.

«Some psychotic disorders may be induced by drugs designed to combat effects of epilepsy.»

Emory neuropsychologist Dan Drane, who probes the effects of epilepsy surgery on memory and language abilities, had identified Olds as a good example of how the more precise stereotactic laser ablation procedure pioneered by Gross can preserve those cognitive functions, in contrast to an open resection.

In addition, patients may benefit from the advanced care provided by epilepsy centers if they continue to have seizures despite treatment with two medications, experience unacceptable side effects or are pregnant or want to become pregnant.

First, we evaluated effects of rapamycin on incidence of seizures and mortality given that previous reports indicated these mice develop spontaneous postnatal epilepsy rescued by treatment with the mTOR inhibitor.

, Hugh Conklin incorrectly theorized in 1922 that epilepsy was a side effect of something occuring in the intestines, and set out to cure it by fasting several children with seizures for upwards of 25 days.

According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information, Hugh Conklin incorrectly theorized in 1922 that epilepsy was a side effect of something occuring in the intestines, and set out to cure it by fasting several children with seizures for upwards of 25 days.

The study was published by the World Journal of Gastroenterology: «Ketogenic diet poses a significant effect on imbalanced gut microbiota in infants with refractory epilepsy.»

Because of the effective use of the ketogenic diet in reducing seizures (see above), it has been suggested that it may also improve the clinical status in brain injury, especially by reducing the incidence of long - term consequences, such as epilepsy.79 Positive effects of a ketogenic diet have also been reported in reducing the cortical contusion volume in an age - dependent manner in an animal model of cortical injury, which is related to the maturation - dependent variability in brain ketone metabolism.92 These findings were also supported by the demonstration that a ketogenic diet reduced post-traumatic cognitive and motor function impairment, at least in a rat model.93

These cases and others — from the commonly known (Alzheimer's disease) to the highly unusual (Ecstatic epilepsy, in which seizures convey a feeling of transcendent joy) to the almost supernatural (the Doppelganger effect, where people see and interact with a duplicate of their own body)-- are linked, Ananthaswamy suggests, by the simple fact that each condition involves disruptions in an area of the brain where the «self» is thought to reside.

Battles are a hands - off auto - pilot formality 95 % of the time, flashing by in real time with a maximum of splashy effects onscreen, as colorful, pointless, and epilepsy inducing as a Pokemon cartoon.