Study Finds 5% of People with Focal Epilepsy Had Seizures While Driving Prior to Diagnosis

Study Finds 5% of People with Focal Epilepsy Had Seizures While Driving Prior to Diagnosis

A new study published in the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology has found that 5% of people with focal epilepsy had a seizure while driving prior to being diagnosed. Focal epilepsy is responsible for more than half of all cases of epilepsy and is characterised by recurring seizures which affect one half … Read more

Alzheimer’s Disease May Increase Risk of Epilepsy and Vice Versa: Study

Alzheimer’s Disease May Increase Risk of Epilepsy and Vice Versa: Study

A study published in the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, Neurology, has shown that people with a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer’s disease may have a higher risk of epilepsy. Equally, people with a specific type of epilepsy could have an increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. The findings highlight a strong relationship … Read more

Exposure to Ultrafine Dust Worsens Symptoms of Cerebral Infarction

Exposure to Ultrafine Dust Worsens Symptoms of Cerebral Infarction

Ultrafine dust (PM2.5) is a fine particle with a diameter of less than 2.5 μm, mainly caused by exhaust fumes from fossil fuels, and has been known to affect respiratory and circulatory system diseases. In the midst of this, it was found that ultrafine dust caused inflammation in the brain and aggravated the course of … Read more

Beijing finds 19-year-old patient diagnosed with ‘Alzheimer’

Beijing finds 19-year-old patient diagnosed with ‘Alzheimer’

Xuan Wu Hospital Affiliated with Nakhon Luang Medical University in beijing revealed that a 19-year-old patient was diagnosed withAlzheimer’s disease This is a rare case. Because most patients with this disease tend to be in the elderly population. Jia Longfei, a neurology doctor at the hospital, said the patient began to develop memory problems at … Read more

Experts want more attention for possible brain damage of suspects

Experts want more attention for possible brain damage of suspects

news hour Cecile van de Grift News Hour reporter Cecile van de Grift News Hour reporter Scientists at the Pieter Baan Center (PBC) believe too little attention is paid to the suspect’s brain. According to scientific research, a large percentage of inmates have brain damage Researchwhich may partly explain the criminal behavior. PBC conducts research … Read more

Blood-brain barrier disrupted in hereditary frontotemporal dementia

Something goes wrong with the blood-brain barrier of patients with a certain hereditary form of frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Researchers from the UMCG and Erasmus MC discovered this, who published their study in the scientific journal Nature Neuroscience. Progranuline-gen Patients with frontotemporal dementia develop symptoms of dementia at a relatively early age. The hereditary form of … Read more