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  ‘Groundbreaking’ Research Offers Clues to Cause of Dyslexia

  Brain scans revealed that those with the reading disorder showed less ability to 'adapt'...

  • Posted December 21, 2016
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  Marijuana Derivative May Curb Tough-to-Treat Epilepsy

  Cannabidiol lowered frequency, severity of seizures in trials, but without a 'high'

  • Posted December 6, 2016
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  Rare Infant Seizure Disorder Often Missed

  Parents, doctors may not recognize infantile spasms early enough to prevent brain damage, study...

  • Posted December 6, 2016
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  Study Sheds Light on Safety of Driving With Epilepsy

  Those who had longer seizures during driving tests were more likely to have accidents

  • Posted December 4, 2016
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  Health Tip: Create a Safer Home for Kids With Seizures

  For starters: secure padding to any object with sharp corners

  • Posted November 24, 2016
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  Nerve Stimulation Restored Sense of Touch to Arm Amputees

  Implanted devices carried signals to mimic natural sensations

  • Posted October 26, 2016
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  Nerve Stimulation Restored Sense of Touch to Arm Amputees

  Implanted devices carried signals to mimic natural sensations

  • Posted October 26, 2016
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  Case Study Links New Neurological Complication to Zika

  Problems with sensory nerves developed in Honduran man with Zika infection, disease experts say

  • Posted August 30, 2016
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  4 Out of 5 Kids With Epilepsy Have Other Health Problems: Study

  Digestive disorders, headaches, attention-deficit disorder among the common issues

  • Posted August 1, 2016
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  Epilepsy May Triple ADHD Risk, Danish Study Finds

  It also found possible link between fever-related seizures and the behavioral disorder in kids

  • Posted July 13, 2016
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  Does Medical Marijuana Reduce Need for Other Meds?

  In states with legal pot, pain prescriptions saw the greatest drop, study found

  • Posted July 6, 2016
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