Bilateral DBS of the anterior nucleus of the thalamus seems to be a relatively safe means of treating medically intractable epilepsy. Further research should identify which patients are most ...

These parents are in good company. About 100,000 U.S. children have intractable epilepsy—a treatment-resistant category of the disease characterized by uncontrolled seizures—and for some of ...

In the 1950s, Penfield was trying to treat patients with intractable epilepsy. Before an epileptic seizure, he knew, patients experience an "aura," a warning that the seizure is about to occur.

Show more Tens of thousands of children and young people across the UK suffer from severe forms of epilepsy which are resistant to treatment. For those with intractable epilepsy the options for ...

The ketogenic diet is a safe and effective intervention in pediatric patients with Aicardi syndrome. A ketogenic diet improved seizure burden among patients with Aicardi syndrome and intractable ...