Chilliwack mother enduring multiple seizures faces year-and-a-half wait for epilepsy procedure

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Wietske Flor goes through every day wondering when the next seizure will hit.  Sometimes, the seizures happen multiple times a day. Sometimes, days will go by without one, leaving her on guard and waiting for the inevitable.  It means the 41-year-old Chilliwack mom can’t be left alone to care for her three kids, aged nine to 13. She can’t drive — even though before this illness, she used to fly airplanes, having completed her training as a comme…

BENIN, Nigeria – When the son of Nigerian Angela Asemota began to have seizures at the age of six, in 1996, people murmured that she was possessed by evil spirits, which led her to seek a cure with traditional healers and religious leaders. They performed various rituals and made her drink different potions, but [...] This article Epilepsy Patients in Africa Fight Stigma and Neglect was originally published in IPS News Agency

Advanced MRI Technique Improves Epilepsy Diagnosis

A new MRI technique developed at the University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, could improve the detection of brain lesions responsible for focal epilepsy. The new method offers greater precision than standard MRI scans, improving the chances of successful surgery. MRI plays a critical role in identifying structural lesions to aid pre-surgical planning in patients with […] The post Advanced MRI Technique Improves Epilepsy Diagnosis first appe…

Advanced MRI Technique Improves Diagnosis in Drug-Resistant Focal Epilepsy

A new 7 Tesla MRI method developed at the University of Cambridge can enhance detection of brain lesions linked to focal epilepsy, aiding surgical planning. Medscape News UK

New MRI scans enable life-changing surgery for adults with epilepsy

A new scanning technique is giving hope to people with epilepsy who haven’t been helped by medication. Scientists in the UK and France have found a way to improve powerful MRI brain scans so that doctors can better see the parts of the brain causing seizures. This improvement is already helping doctors in Cambridge offer […] The post New MRI scans enable life-changing surgery for adults with epilepsy appeared first on Knowridge Science Report.