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Medical Marijuana and Epilepsy

Article and Information courtesy of the Epilepsy Foundation of America. Visit their website to learn more. What to do about the medical use of marijuana (cannabis) as a potential treatment for a number of neurologic conditions, including epilepsy, is a hotly debated issue. There are legal issues surrounding access to cannabis, as…...

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Epilepsy’s Big Fat Miracle

March 2014, New York Times Once every three or four months my son, Sam, grabs a cookie or a piece of candy and, wide-eyed, holds it inches from his mouth, ready to devour it. He knows he’s not allowed to eat these things, but like any 9-year-old, he hopes that…...

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Discovering the relationship between autism and epilepsy

Researchers at the University of Veracruz (UV), in the west coast of Mexico, have studied the neurobiological link between autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and epilepsy in order to understand why the brain of an autistic child is 20-30 percent more susceptible to seizures that an infant without the condition. To…...

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New Evidence that Chronic Stress Predisposes Brain to Mental Illness

University of California, Berkeley, researchers have shown that chronic stress generates long-term changes in the brain that may explain why people suffering chronic stress are prone to mental problems such as anxiety and mood disorders later in life.   Doctors know that people with stress-related illnesses, such as post-traumatic stress…...

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What To Do If Someone Is Having A Seizure?

Epilepsy is estimated to affect more than 500,000 people in the UK, yet a recent survey of 2,000 British adults revealed 74% of us do not know what it is or what causes it. The survey, conducted on behalf of Young Epilepsy, highlights the importance of National Epilepsy Awareness Week in…...

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Strange Case of ‘Hyper Empathy’ after Brain Surgery

In a strange case, a woman developed “hyper empathy” after having a part of her brain called the amygdala removed in an effort to treat her severe epilepsy, according to a report of her case. Empathy is the ability to recognize another person’s emotions. The case was especially unusual because…...

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Top 10 Foods that are High in Magnesium

Magnesium has an important role in the work of the cardiovascular system, nervous system, muscles, kidneys, liver, the glands that secrete hormones and brain. It is absorbed through the intestines and then trough the blood it is transported to cells and organs, where it is stored. Today scientists believe that…...

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Mobile Technology Helps Tackle Epilepsy in Bhutan

Dr. Farrah Mateen, a 33-year-old neurologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, stands next to him, preparing to collect a set of readings through the headset on a new application on her cellphone. This is how the boy will be diagnosed with epilepsy, and it’s an example of how Mateen and her…...

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