Genetics
Researchers at The University of Queensland, working to gain a better understanding of how brain cells work, have discovered the underlying mechanism of a rare genetic mutation that can cause epilepsy.
Despite the high occurrence of drug-resistant epilepsy, there is no accepted protocol for the related medical management.
Women with sleep-related hypermotor epilepsy have a higher risk of seizure worsening in pregnancy.
Considering that energy depletion can predominantly compromise the function of GABAergic interneurons, the changes in energy metabolism may contribute to seizure susceptibility and ictogenesis.
We review design considerations for nucleic acid-based approaches and the challenges and next steps in developing therapeutic miRNA-targeting molecules for epilepsy.
The issue is federal Medicaid funding to states, which helps underwrite residential facilities for people with intellectual disabilities, and the conviction of some advocates and policymakers that larger settings like Misericordia should be discouraged.
This new technique poses a huge advantage because the results are more quantitative and rigid, which allows for clearer data and less subjectivity compared to the previous PET scan method.
During the three-day conference, key gaps and opportunities were identified and have been summarized in separate editorials from the Epilepsy Research Benchmark Stewards and patient advocacy organizations.
