Daily Archives: April 28, 2009

Intracranial EEG-Finding New Ways to Put Out the Fires of Epilepsy

April 28th, 2009 - 7:52 am

Epileptic seizures occur when a group of neurons in the brain produce their own rhythmic, supercharged electrical activity, different from what the brain needs or wants. For example, seizures that occur in the motor areas of the brain result in … Continue reading →

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Sleep Disorders Affect Majority of Elderly Participants in a Large Mayo Clinic Study

April 28th, 2009 - 7:51 am

Sleeps disorders are common in the elderly, say researchers from Mayo Clinic who studied a large number of people in this age group in one Minnesota county. At the 2009 American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting in Seattle on April … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Researchers Examine Cardiac Resuscitation and Cognitive Function

April 28th, 2009 - 7:51 am

Fans of television medical dramas like “ER” have watched this scene over and over: a person in cardiac arrest is resuscitated with cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and “wakes up” good to go. No lasting damage, besides a big scare. But physicians … Continue reading →

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