Brain Cell Damage Induced By Epilepsy Prevented In The Laboratory

For some epilepsy patients, the side effects of epilepsy can be as troubling as the seizures. One pressing concern is the cognitive impairment seizures often inflict, which potentially includes memory loss, slowed reactions and reduced attention spans.Now scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have directly observed seizure-induced structural changes in brain cells in laboratory animals. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Biology on October 31st, 2007