Posts by: Margarida Azevedo

Margarida Azevedo

Margarida graduated with a BS in Health Sciences from the University of Lisbon and a MSc in Biotechnology from Instituto Superior Técnico (IST-UL). She worked as a molecular biologist research associate at a Cambridge UK-based biotech company that discovers and develops therapeutic, fully human monoclonal antibodies.

August 22, 2016

Language Skills Unchanged After Childhood Epilepsy Surgery, Study Says

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Most studies that evaluate long-term cognitive function after epilepsy surgery take aim at memory and intelligence, but a recent study by researchers at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto focused ... Read more

August 8, 2016August 8, 2016

Dystrophin Levels Unusually High in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Patients, Study Reports

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Researchers investigated the role of brain dystrophin, a protein with an important role in the stability of central nervous system (CNS) cells and neurotransmitters, in temporal lobe epilepsy and found ... Read more

August 4, 2016

Rare Heart Condition Linked to Risk of Seizures in Study

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A genetic heart disorder that causes a rare cardiac rhythm disease known as long QT syndrome has been linked to a risk of seizures, and these patients show a heightened connection ... Read more

July 26, 2016

Sudden Death in Epilepsy: Risk Factors, Prevention Strategies

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Epileptic patients are 24 times more at risk for sudden, unexpected death when compared to the general population, according to a recent report. The research paper, “Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy: a silent killer,” ... Read more

July 22, 2016

Functional MRI May Help Identify Epilepsy Patients Who’d Benefit Most from Surgery

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Functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides valuable diagnostic presurgery information that could help identify those patients with temporal lobe epilepsy who would benefit most from surgery, according to researchers. MRI may be ... Read more

July 18, 2016

Kids with Epilepsy at Higher Risk of Developing ADHD, According to Study

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Researchers investigating the possible link between epilepsy, febrile seizures (childhood convulsions that generally happen during a fever), and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) found that children with epilepsy and, to a ... Read more

July 13, 2016

Suicide Rate Higher Among Epilepsy Patients than General Population, CDC Says

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Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention investigated suicides among patients with epilepsy and found that the suicide risk for people with the blood disease is 22 percent higher than ... Read more

July 6, 2016

Animal Study Shows Epileptic Seizures Trigger Immune Response in Retina, a Possible Biomarker for Brain Inflammation

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Researchers at Sweden’s Lund University studied the immune response triggered by epileptic seizures and found that the condition produces inflammation in the retina. The results, obtained through experiments in rats, ... Read more

June 30, 2016

Review Addresses Transition in Epilepsy Patients from Pediatric to Adult Healthcare

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Researchers at England’s Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust conducted an overview of the main challenges in the transition of epileptic patients from pediatric care to the adult healthcare system, with ... Read more

June 28, 2016

Researchers Find New Brain Rhythm Triggered by Text Messaging with Smartphones

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Researchers at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and the University of Florida investigated the effect of text messaging with smartphones on the brainwave activity of individuals and found that ... Read more