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Anti-dandruff compound may help fight epilepsy Print E-mail
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Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions   
Sunday, 29 April 2007
nchembio874_toc.jpgResearchers at Johns Hopkins have discovered that the same ingredient used in dandruff shampoos to fight the burning, itching and flaking on your head also can calm overexcited nerve cells inside your head, making it a potential treatment for seizures. Results of the study can be found online in Nature Chemical Biology.
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Does tooth-brushing cause epilepsy seizures? Print E-mail
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Angela Babb   
Tuesday, 06 March 2007
Tooth-brushing may trigger seizures in certain people with epilepsy, and researchers say lesions in a specific part of the brain may be a cause in some people, according to an article published in the March 6, 2007, issue of Neurology®, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
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New guideline for the diagnostic assessment of children with continous seizures Print E-mail
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Angela Babb   
Tuesday, 14 November 2006
ST. PAUL, Minn – A new guideline developed by the American Academy of Neurology and the Child Neurology Society aims to help physicians diagnose the causes of status epilepticus, a state of continuous seizures, in children, many of whom have epilepsy. The guideline is published in the November 14, 2006, issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
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Drug prescribed for migraines and seizures increases risk of kidney stones Print E-mail
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Connie Piloto   
Tuesday, 31 October 2006
2271_relTopiramate, a drug commonly prescribed to treat seizures and migraine headaches, can increase the propensity of calcium phosphate kidney stones, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found.
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