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Keto diet may treat epilepsy by changing the gut microbiome

Mice that received gut microbes from children with epilepsy on the ketogenic diet were protected from seizures. The finding suggests the microbiome is behind the diet's seizure-reducing effect

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Low-carb diet reduces seizures for people with drug-resistant epilepsy

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Liza Bec: The composer living with music-triggered epilepsy

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Having the left or right hemisphere of the brain removed as a child to treat epileptic seizures may not affect their ability to recognise words or faces as an adult

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People with half a brain removed do well at face and word recognition

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Ultrasound can control genetically altered brain cells in mice

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Dogs that detect seizures may be sniffing out the scent of human fear

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Deep brain stimulation

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Brain implant detects and turns down symptoms of Parkinson鈥檚 disease

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EEG test for seizures

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A severe form of epilepsy could be treated with cholesterol medication

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Dogs can smell a variety of medical conditions

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Dogs can recognise the scent of someone having an epileptic seizure

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Stem cells implanted into the brain stop epilepsy seizures in rats

A radical approach of implanting stem cells into the brain could stop epilepsy seizures at their source, but the treatment has only been tested in rats so far

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Boy鈥檚 brain works just fine after a large piece was removed

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First cannabis-based drug approved in the US to treat epilepsy

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Brain zap can make people re-experience old dreams while awake

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Some people with epilepsy can learn to stop their own seizures

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