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Early diagnosis, treatment can help 70pc of epilepsy patients lead...
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that epilepsy affects nearly 50 million people worldwide.
1.5 mn women of reproductive age in India affected by epilepsy:...
12 Feb 2024 5:46 PM ISTThe causes of epilepsy vary, including birth defects, oxygen deprivation or hypoxic sequelae, genetics, brain infections, head injury, stroke, and...
Lack of knowledge about epilepsy resulting in social stigma, says...
11 Feb 2024 9:30 PM ISTThe most important causes of epilepsy include perinatal brain injury, infections, traumatic brain injury, and stroke.
Epilepsy drug may help slow joint degeneration in osteoarthritis
8 Jan 2024 3:30 PM ISTOsteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis, is a degenerative disease caused by the breakdown of cartilage that eases friction between the...
Researchers identify potential treatment target for genetic type of...
12 Dec 2023 8:00 AM ISTRare forms of epilepsy that begin in early childhood are called developmental and epileptic encephalopathies.
'Brain waves detected during sleep can protect against epileptic...
1 Dec 2023 9:00 AM ISTThe electrodes had been placed in the patients' brains to localise abnormal activity and inform surgical treatment.
Epilepsy is a neurological disorder, not a mental disorder: Doctors
18 Nov 2023 8:01 PM ISTEpilepsy presents with a myriad of symptoms. Loss of consciousness, jerking of hands and legs, falls, and frothing from the mouth, loss of bowel and...
DT Health: How surgery helps people with brain tumors, epilepsy
29 Sept 2023 7:00 AM ISTThe primary goal of surgery is to remove the tumor, alleviate seizure activity, and improve the patient’s overall quality of life.