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» News   A Mutation in an Ion Channel That Changes Its Dynamics Is Implicated In Epilepsy In 2004, Washington University in St. Louis researcher Jianmin Cui was handed a puzzling clue to the structure of an ion channel his lab had been studying for five years. Scientists at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Ohio had located a large family whose members suffered from epilepsy, sudden attacks of involuntary movement or both, a syndrome Read more...     Suicide risk no higher with epilepsy drugs (Reuters) - Some seizure drugs may not raise the risk of suicide for patients with epilepsy as feared, but they more than double the risk for people with depression, researchers reported on Wednesday. Read more...     Children With Epilepsy Say Their Quality Of Life Is Better Than Their Parents Think Children with epilepsy often face multiple challenges - not only seizures but learning, cognitive and school difficulties, side effects from medication, and, not surprisingly, social stigma from their peers. Read more...     Seizure Warning for 3D TV and Games The Korean electronic giant, Samsung, has issued a warning about possible precipitation of seizures and other medical problems by 3D TV viewing in susceptible individuals. Their photosensitive seizure warning reads Read more...     Adults can develop epilepsy too According to senior consultant neurologist Professor Datuk Dr Raymond Azman Ali, epilepsy may be one of the world’s most recognised chronic neurological disorders, but many still think it’s a childhood disease that refuses to go away. Read more...     Epilepsy Without Words - US$7,000 in Prizes! The International Bureau for Epilepsy launches a special photography competition as part of its Golden Jubilee celebrations. The competition, open to all, is the first of many initiatives being planned to celebrate IBE’s Golden Jubilee in 2011 Read more...     Sawan babi KITA kerap mendengar penyakit gila babi atau sawan babi yang lebih berkait rapat dengan kekejangan atau 'tarik' yang berulangan dengan penghidapnya menggigil sehingga memerlukan bantuan segera. Read more...     European Epilepsy Day The International Bureau for Epilepsy is pleased to announce the launch of European Epilepsy Day. This important event is being created with the support of the International League Against Epilepsy and will be organised through EUCARE (a joint initiative of IBE and ILAE) and the IBE European Regional Committee. Read more...     Brain stimulation a 'promising therapy' for epilepsy Deep brain stimulation is a promising therapy for epilepsy, US researchers from Stanford University have said. In a clinical trial, 110 people had electrodes implanted in their brains and their seizures were monitored. Forty-one per cent of patients showed a reduction in seizures after 13 months while 56% experienced a reduction after two years. Read more...     Ginkgo Herbal Medicines May Increase Seizures In People With Epilepsy Restrictions should be placed on the use of Ginkgo biloba (G. biloba) - a top-selling herbal remedy - because of growing scientific evidence that Ginkgo may increase the risk of seizures in people with epilepsy and could reduce the effectiveness of anti-seizure drugs, a new report concludes. The article appears in ACS' monthly Journal of Natural Products. It also suggests that Ginkgo may have harmful Read more...     Travel smart So you like to travel ... and you have epilepsy. That is no excuse for anyone to stay at home and avoid going to new places and meeting new people. Serene Low, 49, from Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, ought to know about these things. She has had nearly 100 episodes of epileptic attacks since she was a child. But that didn’t stop Serene and her family from visiting China last December. Read more...     Coloured lights could be used to find treatments for brain disorders such as epilepsy, a study has suggested. A Massachusetts Institute of Technology team discovered a way to shut down brain activity using flashes of yellow and blue lasers.They hope to adjust this to switch off neurons that generate an electrical impulse abnormally, causing seizures.This could help experts understand how the brain works and, ultimately, offer treatment targets, Nature reports.The work relies on two genes found in Read more...     Famous People with Epilepsy Since epilepsy affects approximately 1% of the world’s population, it is not surprising to learn that several public and historical figures have had seizures. Particularly for those who lived long ago, the historical record can be uncertain, leading to speculation rather than fact. For others, a diagnosis of seizures is more secure. Some of the public figures probably had acute symptomatic seizures... Read more...     PEM Wishing all members and the Epilepsy community a Very Happy New Year 2010 Dear all, PEM wishing all members and the Epilepsy community a Very Happy New Year 2010! "For last year’s words belong to last year’s language and next year’s words await another voice. And to make an end is to make a beginning..." Read more...     Worms Unlock Secrets To New Epilepsy Treatments A team of scientists from The University of Alabama used worms to reel in information that they hope will lead to a greater understanding of cellular mechanisms that may be exploited to treat epilepsy. In a new research report in the journal GENETICS, the researchers explain how Read more...

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