Tag: Epilepsy
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Epilepsy a hidden epidemic, affects over 15 millions in India: AIIMS doctor
The lack of awareness further perpetuates the already existing stigma around epilepsy and persons with epilepsy face discrimination and harassment for education, employment and marriage, he added.
December 10, 2021 -
Experts from UK-India to launch world’s largest study on brain injury among babies in India
The experts will study around 80,000 women recruited from three major hospitals in south India - the Bangalore Medical College, the Madras Medical College and the Calicut Medical College.
November 21, 2019 -
CSIR researching on cannabis for treating cancer, epilepsy
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is doing a research on the medicinal use of cannabis for treating diseases like cancer, epilepsy and sickle cell anaemia.
November 23, 2018 -
Structural differences in brain linked to epilepsy
Thickness and volume differences in the grey matter of several brain regions could predict an increased risk of developing epilepsy.
January 22, 2018 -
Epilepsy drug in pregnancy ups oral cleft risk in baby
Risk of oral clefts is most pronounced in women taking higher doses of topiramate to treat epilepsy.
December 30, 2017 -
Marijuana compound may cut seizures in rare epilepsy disorder
Administering marijuana compound may help reduce the frequency of seizures in patients with a rare and severe form of epilepsy by 39 per cent, researchers say. The Dravet syndrome is a complex childhood epilepsy disorder that is associated with drug-resistant seizures and a high mortality rate. The study showed that cannabidiol, or CBD — a …
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May 25, 2017 -
Stress may trigger seizure for epilepsy patients
For people suffering with epilepsy, facing stressful events such as the war, trauma or natural disaster, or the death of a loved one, may act as a common trigger for seizures, a study has found. Epilepsy is a disorder in which nerve cell activity in the brain is disturbed, causing seizures. The findings showed that …
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April 4, 2017