Pacemaker stops epilepsy deaths
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Devices that monitor and correct abnormal heart beats could prevent thousands of epilepsy-related deaths, experts believe.
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Biological heart pacemakers made from human embryo cells have been successfully tested in pigs, raising the possibility that tissue transplants could in future replace electronic pacemakers.
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A leading epilepsy charity is today urging women taking the anti-epileptic drug sodium valproate not to panic and stop taking the medication in light of the findings of a major new study.
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NEW YORK  - Treatment with low doses of levetiracetam, the active ingredient in the drug Keppra, appears to be effective by itself for controlling newly diagnosed epilepsy, new research indicates. Rates of freedom from seizures with levetiracetam were comparable to those seen with a gold-standard therapy, controlled-release carbamazepine.
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Stress can prove fatal for people with &#39;faulty wiring&#39; between the brain and the heart, research has suggested. Those at risk could suffer heart failure at emotionally stressful events such as family gatherings or New Year parties, experts warn.
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Per l'impianto di un pacemaker, lo dice il medico personale
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A tiny tent-like device implanted into the heart appears to block strokes caused by a common irregular heartbeat, sealing off a spot where dangerous blood clots form, German and U.S. researchers reported Wednesday...
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Reports show cells can help correcting faulty heart rhythms and fighting vision-destroying diseases.
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Ultimately, this technology could replace the electronic pacemakers currently used to treat humans with irregular heartbeats, scientists hope.
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NEW YORK  - Over time, a significant   minority of patients being treated for epilepsy show signs of   tolerance to antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), according to a   critical review of published studies. Tolerance is the   reduction in response to a drug after repeated administration.
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Nearly every time Stacey Gayle played music by reggae artist Sean Paul, she'd suffer a grand mal seizure. Doctors diagnose musicogenic epilepsy and clear it up with a little brain surgery.
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Cardiac pacemakers could help prevent unexpected epilepsy deaths in some sufferers, a new study suggests. The research, published in medical journal The Lancet, claims that devices to monitor and correct abnormal heart beats could save lives.
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Heart cells grown from human embryonic stem cells have the potential to be biological pacemakers. Researchers at the Technion Institute in Haifa, Israel have demonstrated that when the embryonic
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Pregnant women suffering from epilepsy need to better informed about the risks of birth defects from treatments used to control their seizures, researchers said on Tuesday.
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An experimental Procter & Gamble  antiarrhythmia drug significantly reduced the number of painful  and unpleasant shocks to patients with implanted defibrillators  in a late-stage clinical trial.
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The implantable device won U.S. approval Monday for use as a temporary measure to keep alive patients on the verge of death while they wait for transplants.
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Researchers believe heart devices could prevent some unexpected epilepsy deaths. One man describes how he lost his daughter and grandson to epilepsy.