Building on more than two decades of research, a study by MIT neuroscientists at The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory reports a new way to treat pathology and symptoms of fragile X syndrome, ...

MIT neuroscientists have made a breakthrough in treating fragile X syndrome by leveraging a novel neurotransmitter signaling ...

Ryan Alto, 48, a father-of-two has been left battling seizures and hallucinations after a regular trip to the ER revealed he ...

2 AV-101 (4-Cl-KYN) is an investigational non-opioid oral prodrug that targets the NMDA receptor, an ionotropic glutamate receptor in the brain ... such as gabapentin (approved to treat post-herpetic ...

Given the above similarities in injury pathophysiology between AD, TBI, and epilepsy, AD and TBI may serve as guides to identifying overlapping markers of neuronal damage and cognition. In our ...

Seizure-related cardiac arrhythmias are frequently reported and have been implicated as potential pathomechanisms of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP). We attempted to identify clinical ...

If these initial findings are replicated, [18 F]GE-179 PET might find clinical application in the presurgical localisation of epileptogenic foci in patients with refractory focal epilepsy with ...

Because neonatal and pediatric stroke frequently present with seizures, the question of which anticonvulsant best blocks acute ischemic seizures and reduces injury is clinically relevant.

Epilepsy is usually treated with prescription drugs to control seizures, but it may also involve surgery, nerve stimulation devices, or special diets, depending on your situation and how well your ...

The child was prescribed the drug carbamazepine following her diagnosis, per the ABC, but the treatment was stopped after it was suspected the medication was triggering seizures. The woman still ...