A new form of gene therapy designed to treat the most treatment-resistant form of childhood epilepsy appears to reduce seizures in mice. In a research article published Dec. 14 in Brain, researchers ...

New patient implants assigned to New Technology Ambulatory Payment Classification 1580 – End-of-service procedures elevated ...

Neurona Therapeutics and UCSF researchers have developed and characterized a cell therapy alternative to treat drug-resistant mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE), the most common type of focal ...

SEATTLE — A treatment used by thousands of people with epilepsy may offer hope for those suffering from severe depression, Alzheimer's disease and chronic migraines. Results of 35 studies of vagus ...

London-based medical device manufacturer LivaNova has announced FDA approval of its most recent Vagus Nerve Stimulation Therapy (VNS Therapy) System, which will be the smallest and lightest responsive ...

Investigators still do not fully understand how cannabidiol (CBD) works in patients with seizures, according to a new review. Cannabidiol (CBD) can be a meaningful therapy for children and adults with ...

Compared with children with epilepsy who received assessment-enhanced usual care, those who received MICE therapy demonstrated improved symptoms of emotional and behavioral difficulties. Young ...

Lisa Smith’s 14-year-old daughter, Haley, had run out of options. She was having roughly two dozen seizures a day and had tried “17 or 18” different pharmaceutical regimens, different diets, and an ...

Focal cortical dysplasia is caused by areas of the brain that have developed abnormally and is among the most common causes of drug-resistant epilepsy in children. It frequently occurs in the frontal ...

LivaNova shares were trading 9% higher, at $60.52, after the company said the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services assigned VNS Therapy to New Technology Ambulatory Payment Classification ...

The burden of Epilepsy care and management has gradually shifted from lack of knowledge and information to the gap in treatment. While Epilepsy is manageable and treatable, it requires a ...