Deep brain stimulation therapy is a surgical treatment which aims to reduce seizures not controlled with medication, and where surgery to treat the cause of seizures is not possible. It involves implanting electrodes into specific areas of the brain. There are several ways to treat epilepsy. How well each treatment works varies from one person [...]
Vagus Nerve Stimulation therapy uses a pulse generator to send mild electrical stimulations to the vagus nerve with the aim of reducing the number, length and severity of seizures. There are several ways to treat epilepsy. How well each treatment works varies from one person to another. Vagus Nerve Stimulation therapy is a form of [...]
The objective of genetic medicine is to analyze all the genes that make up the human genome, in order to identify as many genetic diseases as possible. Indeed, each gene variation has the potential to trigger specific defects. Among all genetic conditions, diseases known as "recessive" occur only when both the father and the mother [...]
The results of a recent study suggest that brain scans performed on children with epilepsy can be carried out more effectively if the child is given a ‘movie’ to watch. The research, led by University College London and the epilepsy unit at Great Ormond Street Hospital, sought ways to improve the results of tests in children that combine EEG and functional magnetic [...]
Researchers in Australia have developed a new, minimally-invasive, brain-machine interface that could be beneficial in the treatment of epilepsy in future. The system consists of a stent-based electrode, called a stentrode, which can be implanted within a blood vessel next to the brain and records neuronal activity taking place within the brain over an extended [...]
