Routine childhood vaccinations do not increase the risk of epilepsy in young children, a US CDC-led study has found. The research also showed no link between cumulative aluminum exposure from vaccine adjuvants and epilepsy, offering reassurance on immunisation safety.
Udutha Srinivas (50) was reportedly suffering from epilepsy. On Saturday morning, he is said to have suffered a seizure when he entered the lake to remove fishing nets laid last night.
The bench in its order said epilepsy was "neither an incurable disease nor can it be considered a mental disorder or a psychopathic disorder" for making a ground for divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act.
Bengaluru: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have joined hands with AIIMS Rishikesh to create an algorithm that can help decipher brain scans and identify the occurrence and type of epilepsy. The development has the potential to do away with the current practice of manual evaluation of Electroencephalogram (EEG) which can be often […]
Hyderabad: People with epilepsy can lead a normal life, but it is the attitude of the society towards them that impacts the quality of their life, according to doctors. With recurrent seizures, people with epilepsy are at risk of frequent injuries, burns and even loss of life. They are stigmatised in the society and discriminated […]
Hyderabad: The Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), Secunderabad has announced that it has reached a milestone of conducting 1,000 epilepsy surgeries. Epilepsy surgeries are performed among children and adults in whom seizures could not be controlled through medications. While such interventions are not the first line of defence, they are performed when at least […]
Some previously published studies have linked cannabis use to increased levels of the male hormone testosterone, raising the question of a possible dose-related effect as higher strength preparations are readily available
