(Wiley-Blackwell) A recent study organized by Stanford University researchers found patients with refractory partial and secondarily generalized seizures had a reduction in seizures after deep brain stimulation. This multi-center clinical trial determined that the benefits of stimulation of the anterior nuclei of thalamus for epilepsy persisted and by 2 years there was a 56 percent reduction in seizure frequency. Full findings of this study are available early online in Epilepsia, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the International League Against Epilepsy.
Read »Navigation
User login
Visit the BiotechMashup Blog
Best upcoming scoops - Medicine
- Myosin IIA Modulates T Cell Receptor Transport and CasL Phosphorylation during Early Immunological Synapse Formation
- Shorter hospital stay for knee replacement linked with greater revision, mortality risks
- Allotransplanted Neurons Used to Repair Peripheral Nerve Injury Do Not Elicit Overt Immunogenicity
- CD8+ T Cells Mediate the Athero-Protective Effect of Immunization with an ApoB-100 Peptide
- Drug halts organ damage in inflammatory genetic disorder