Sentences with phrase «epilepsy also»

Idiopathic epilepsy also occurs in the Cane Corso.

In the early 1970s he found indications that people with epilepsy also could reduce their risk of seizures if they learned to heighten their SMR levels.

People with epilepsy also had a greater likelihood of experiencing domestic violence and sexual abuse than the general population.

Further analysis including in tissues from more patients with other forms of epilepsy also showed that CLOCK RNA and protein were often significantly lacking in both in excitatory and inhibitory neurons in affected brain regions.

Not exact matches

Also on the list is a smart glove that helps stroke victims recover hand movement and agility, a lightweight wearable that makes it easier for those with epilepsy to monitor night seizures, and a cordless breast - milk pump «that's quiet enough for a woman to use while on a conference call,» the authors write.

Pfizer also came under fire over drug price increases including a record $ 107 million fine by U.K. regulators for hiking an epilepsy treatment's price by 2,600 %.

Outside of being worn, Amber was also ground into a powder and mixed with other substances (e.g., different oils or honey) to create a salve that was said could cure anything from asthma to epilepsy.

There are also a number of medical conditions that should be diagnosed and, if appropriate, treated by a midwife or doctor before you start reflexology treatment, including multiple pregnancies, vaginal discharge, uterine pain, epilepsy, diabetes and any other health problems such as heart, kidney or liver disorders.

It is also an herbal plant that was introduced by the Romans for its medicinal purposes that helped reduced the symptoms of vertigo and epilepsy and helped improve vision.

It can also be a problem for some pregnant women, as well as people with epilepsy.

Marijuana could be prescribed to treat about half a dozen medical conditions: epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, A.L.S. (also known as Lou Gehrig's disease), Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, neuropathies, spinal cord injuries, cancer and HIV / AIDS.

«We wondered whether some of those same genes could also cause seizures if they were expressed in the brain and, if so, whether those genes would also place people with epilepsy at risk not only for having epilepsy but also an abnormal heart beat and risk of death,» said Noebels.

The study also discovered that microscopic spasms in capillaries occur, albeit with lower frequency, during normal brain function, too, suggesting that one problem caused by epilepsy is that seizures drive these vasospasms to abnormal levels.

They showed that RyR2, which is also expressed in the brain, also causes epilepsy in mice and sets up an electrical surge that makes a fatal blackout likely.

«Nodding syndrome caused by response to parasitic protein, international study suggests: Study also identifies potential new mechanism for some forms of epilepsy.»

«The findings also suggest that therapies targeting the immune system may be effective treatments against this disorder and possibly other forms of epilepsy,» said Nath.

«We were hoping to find targets we can use for therapy and we were also trying to figure out molecular differences in different types of epilepsy.

Since then, a few clinical studies of cannabidiol have also supported its potential as an effective treatment for some forms of epilepsy.

Since children of mothers with preclinical RA also had an increased risk of epilepsy, Rom said the findings point towards an important role of the disease itself rather than an effect of treatments for RA.

Also, rheumatoid arthritis has been found to increase the risk of epilepsy even though rheumatoid arthritis does not directly affect the brain.

«But it is new knowledge that also offspring of mothers with rheumatoid arthritis seem to have an increased risk of developing epilepsy,» Rom said.

The results were the same after researchers adjusted for factors such as the baby's birth weight, gestational age at birth, and whether the mother also had epilepsy.

The hope is to develop a neuroprosthetic that could not only help patients with epilepsy and TBI but also those suffering from depression, anxiety, PTSD, and other neuropsychiatric disorders.

Others are involved in conditions that tend to occur alongside ASD, such as psychiatric disorders and epilepsy, and interestingly, some of the genes are also involved in cancer.

It also revealed synaptic loss in three patients with epilepsy compared to healthy individuals.

The surprising finding indicates that antiseizure medications given to epilepsy patients may also help lower or even reverse cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease, a treatment option that could be available relatively quickly.

Some of the genes identified in the study are also mutated in patients of other neurological and mental disorders (epilepsy, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, intellectual disability, dyslexia, etc.).

«The health care provider identifies information the patient can use to build self - management skills, and also asks each patient what they want to learn about their epilepsy, whether it's medication management, avoiding seizure triggers, issues around driving — whatever they want to know about.

The analysis also found that such psychosocial adversities could help explain why individuals with epilepsy are at an increased risk of developing depression and anxiety disorders.

Because the poisoned sea lions also have seizures, neuroscientists can learn more about epilepsy and memory loss in humans by studying these marine mammals, he says.

«The technology will also allow us to diagnose epilepsy much earlier.

Calbindin also has been known for a long time to be involved in Alzheimer's disease and epilepsy, but its mechanism of regulation was not known.

Certain light - sensitive molecules also can be used to inhibit the activity of brain cells, a finding that has implication for disorders such as epilepsy.

Previous studies from this group have shown that lowering tau levels reduces abnormal brain activity in models of Alzheimer's disease, but this is the first demonstration that tau reduction may also be beneficial in intractable genetic epilepsy.

With a neurosurgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital, he's also creating brain implants for reading or controlling neural activity — helpful for diagnosing and treating people with epilepsy, or eventually for building those sci - fi brain - computer interfaces.

A higher risk of epilepsy was also observed in babies who scored a full 10 points at five minutes and then 9 at ten minutes compared to babies that had top scores at both times.

New findings on how memories form could also shed light on how some diseases develop, including certain forms of epilepsy, say scientists.

This method also allowed the researchers to compare astrocytes in healthy tissue versus those coming from people with glioblastoma or epilepsy.

«Some GPCRs, for instance, are targeted by neurotransmitters, and their functions are compromised in diseases of the central nervous system, so it is possible that optical switches could also be of interest in the treatment of conditions such as depression or epilepsy.

Practice with neurofeedback may also benefit those who suffer from epilepsy, attention deficits, depression and other debilitating mental disorders.

Still more applications may yet emerge: Lyrica is also in advanced clinical trials as a treatment for epilepsy and for generalized anxiety disorder.

Because these batteryless sensors could also be used to stimulate nerves and muscles, the technology also opens the door to «electroceuticals» to treat disorders such as epilepsy or to stimulate the immune system or tamp down inflammation.

A recent study led by Alice Lam, MD, PhD, also of the MGH Epilepsy Service and lead author of the current study demonstrated a novel tool for detecting hippocampal seizures not detectible by scalp EEGs in patients with epilepsy, Cole adds, and his team is working to refine this tool and apply it to Alzheimer's disease.

More evidence is also needed on non-specialists» effectiveness when treating epilepsy, severe mental disorders such as schizophrenia, and child mental disorders.

In the new paper, Sahin and colleagues took their observations to humans, studying Purkinje cells derived from three patients with TSC (two also had ASD symptoms, and all three also had epilepsy).

But it also revealed novel connections in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy, including two - way communications between the premotor and primary somatosensory cortex.

The team also came up with areas that need more recommendations, including movement disorders, neuromuscular disease, epilepsy and multiple sclerosis.

In addition to cognitive problems, patients with X-linked mental retardation (XLMR)-- which includes fragile x syndrome (ScienceNOW, 24 May 2007)-- may also suffer from epilepsy, macrocephaly (an enlarged head), and reproductive defects.

VPA has been used to treat epilepsy for more than half a century and also is prescribed to treat bipolar disorder and to prevent migraine headaches, he said.

Lamotrigine, a widely used drug for the treatment of epilepsy, is an ideal drug for this assessment, says Privitera, particularly because it has also been the subject of the noted problems with generic switches and complaints to the FDA.