UC Irvine neuroscientists have developed a way to stop epileptic seizures with fiber-optic light signals, heralding a novel opportunity to treat the most severe manifestations of the brain disorder. Using a mouse model of temporal lobe epilepsy, Ivan Soltesz, Chancellor’s Professor and chair of anatomy & neurobiology, and colleagues created an EEG-based computer system that [...]
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UC Irvine neurologist seeks participants for epilepsy trial
January 3, 2013 – 4:40 pm
Mona Sazgar, M.D., Associate Professor, Department of Neurology at the University of California, Irvine is currently conducting a clinical trial evaluating the tolerability and efficacy of Lacosamide when added to Levetiracetam with withdrawal of other antiepileptic drugs in patients with uncontrolled partial-onset seizures. Qualified subjects are 18 years of age or older with a diagnosis [...]
Study points to potential for improvement in the care, quality of life of epilepsy patients
September 28, 2012 – 10:10 am
The quality of life for those with epilepsy could be greatly improved if their physician screens them for psychiatric, cognitive and social problems that are commonly found among adults and children with epilepsy, according to a study by UC Irvine neurologist Dr. Jack Lin and colleagues. Physicians who treat those with epilepsy often focus on [...]
Treating inflammation may help patients suffering from epilepsy
June 4, 2012 – 5:24 pm
IN THE NEWS: A New York Times article examining the role anti-inflammatory drugs may play in treating epilepsy in patients who don’t respond to anti-seizure medications quoted UC Irvine epilepsy expert Dr. Tallie Z. Baram: [...it] remains unclear whether inflammation might be implicated in all forms of epilepsy or which patients might benefit from anti-inflammatory [...]
UC Irvine center recognized for top epilepsy care
April 16, 2012 – 9:30 am
UC Irvine’s Comprehensive Epilepsy Program has again earned the highest designation for care from the National Association of Epilepsy Centers. Level 4 epilepsy centers have the professional expertise and facilities necessary to provide the greatest level medical and surgical evaluation and treatment for patients with complex epilepsy. “An evaluation and treatment at a Level 4 [...]