Keto diet is a miracle cure for some people with epilepsy – but scientists don't know why When Cathrine Adriaenssens was 33, she had such severe epilepsy that her doctor feared she might die from it. Today she is completely healthy.
This disease can suddenly make you behave very strangely. Afterwards you might not remember a thing. Not everyone with epilepsy has seizures. And in a lot of cases, we don’t know why the disease occurs.
Can deep brain stimulation help with epilepsy? Some patients receive little benefit from epilepsy medication. Many have high hopes for treatment that sends electrical impulses through the brain. Results from a new Norwegian study are however not as encouraging as expected.
Uncovering epilepsy’s hidden secrets One in three people with epilepsy are not helped by today’s medicines. Researchers in Oslo are pursuing new drugs that might change that.
Epilepsy diagnoses in Norwegian children were wrong one-third of the time The misdiagnoses mean some children were given medications they didn’t need.