A recent one-year study found a 35% decrease in seizure frequency in people with epilepsy who listened to an excerpt of Mozart’s Sonata for Two Pianos. Research in animal models also suggests that music has multiple effects on the brain.
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Food for thought: The ketogenic diet as epilepsy treatment
Treating epilepsy with diet is not a new concept, but it’s gained popularity and credibility in the past 25 years.
A deeper dive into epilepsy: Integrating tools for characterizing focal cortical dysplasia
Journal Prize winner Zhong Ying integrated genetics, clinical presentation, EEG, MRI, and histopathological diagnosis in a group of people with drug-resistant epilepsy. All had a specific type of brain lesion that can be difficult to identify.
Bringing Neuromodulation Therapies to Drug-Resistant Epilepsy Patients
A specialized clinic in a tertiary hospital is effective at treating patients from five states. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Despite medical and surgical advances to treat epilepsy, between 15 and 40 percent of patients continue to suffer from seizures. A significant…