Topic: Epilepsy
Sultiame (rINN , also known as sulthiame ) is a sulfonamide and inhibitor of the enzyme carbonic anhydrase . The brand was transferred to Desitin GmbH in 1993 and is sold in several European countries, in Israel , Japan , and Australia ...
Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group Releases Seizure Safety Tips for National Epilepsy Awareness Month
November is National Epilepsy Awareness month and in the spirit of raising awareness of epilepsy Dr. Marcelo Lancman, director of Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group (NEREG) and a board certified epileptologist of international recognition, would like to make the general public aware of ...
To study the effect of oral magnesium oxide supplementation alone and on the activity of standard anti-epileptic drugs in the animal models of maximal electroshock seizures (MES) and chemically (pentylenetetrazole [PTZ])-induced seizures. Healthy male albino rats were given magnesium oxide (MgO) supplementation ...
Epilepsy affects from 5 to 10 individuals out of every 1000 persons. This disease not only affects the adult population but it is also present in children and teenagers. Since this disease affects so many people it is necessary that more research ...
Seizure response dogs are a special type of service dog specifically trained to help someone who has epilepsy or seizures. Unlike therapy dogs , seizure response dogs require specific training before they are ready to assist a person who is at risk ...
I was very interested in the report about hysteria and how so many diseases throughout time were misdiagnosed as hysteria, but since the topic was so broad and I found lots of information, I decided to narrow it down to one specific ...
Could humankind's relationship with spirituality be part of an evolutionary, survival process? This article discusses what scientists have dubbed "The God Module. " Social scientists and philosophers have long argued that God is nothing more than a construct of the primitive human ...
"The brain is a monstrous, beautiful mess. Dr. Ramachandran is often attributed with the founding of neuro-theology, a field of study dedicated to studying the link between the brain and religion. [1]Conducting several famous experiments Dr. Ramachandran came to a very controversial ...
The aim of this study is to scientifically look for sedative and anticonvulsant properties of the decoction of Phyllanthus discoideus Baill (P. discoideus) in mice. The decoction of the leaves of P. discoideus strongly increased the total sleep time (p 0.001) induced ...
The role of functional MRI (fMRI) in the presurgical evaluation of patients with intractable epilepsy is being increasingly recognized. It has become a noninvasive alternative to intraoperative cortical stimulation and the Wada test for eloquent cortex mapping and language lateralization, respectively. This ...
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