World's first smart watch for monitoring Seizures cleared by FDA Anjali Nimesh Nimesh6 Feb 2018 7:24 PM ISTFDA has cleared world's first smart watch Embrace for monitoring Seizures. Embrace uses advanced machine learning for monitoring "grand mal" or...
PRAC issues warning for Valproate use during pregnancy Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli11 Feb 2018 7:00 PM ISTIn the European Union medicines containing valproate have been approved to treat epilepsy, bipolar disorder and in some countries for prevention of a...
Levetiracetam drug of choice for infantile epilepsy Anjali Nimesh Nimesh13 Feb 2018 7:20 PM ISTLevetiracetam is the most commonly prescribed drug for U.S. infants with epilepsy but in a study by scientists from Weill Cornell Medicine, it is more...
A simple DNA screening may detect 193 genetic diseases Medical Dialogues Bureau13 Feb 2018 7:28 PM ISTA simple DNA test has been developed which can be performed at home and which may detect 193 childhood-onset diseases.The test developed by a...
Stress-reducing techniques reduce frequency of seizures in Epileptics Anjali Nimesh Nimesh15 Feb 2018 7:15 PM ISTManaging stress has been known to have positive effect in certain Psychosomatic diseases and even Cardiovascular problems.But in a new research it has...
Children born with heart defects have higher risk of dementia later Medical Dialogues Bureau18 Feb 2018 7:05 PM ISTPrevious studies showed that people born with heart defects who survive into adulthood have a higher risk of neurodevelopmental problems in childhood,...
Minimally invasive brain implant is new option for refractory epilepsy Anjali Nimesh Nimesh22 Feb 2018 7:25 PM ISTAccording to an estimate, there are more than one million patients of Epilepsy whose seizures remain uncontrolled despite taking medications Such...
Cannabidiol found useful in paediatric onset drug resistant epilepsy Anjali Nimesh Nimesh7 March 2018 7:20 PM ISTDespite an increasing number of anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs), the proportion of drug-resistant cases of epilepsy has remained fairly static at around...
2018 ESC Guidelines on Syncope Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli21 March 2018 7:01 PM ISTSyncope is a transient loss of consciousness caused by reduced blood flow to the brain. Approximately 50 percent of people have one syncopal event...
Brain stethoscope developed to detect silent seizures Anjali Nimesh Nimesh27 March 2018 8:00 PM ISTDoctors use stethoscope to detect any ailment pertaining to patient's heart lungs, stomach and more, but not the brain .Stanford neurologists...
Sodium Valproate during pregnancy linked to cognitive decline in kids Anjali Nimesh Nimesh27 March 2018 7:10 PM ISTSeveral studies indicate that epilepsy drugs, particularly sodium valproate, taken during pregnancy, are associated with neurodevelopmental disorders,...
Treat Epilepsy as promptly as Cancer in young children Anjali Nimesh Nimesh5 April 2018 7:05 PM ISTEarly life epilepsies affect approximately 6400 infants and toddlers each year in the U.S. These disorders are some of the most difficult to treat...
