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MINNEAPOLIS - Stroke survivors who live in neighborhoods with lower socioeconomic status areas with lower household income, education levels and occupational status may have worse recovery three months after a stroke than people who live in neighborhoods with higher socioeconomic status, according to a study published in the April 28, 2021, online issue of
Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The findings applied to people with moderate to severe strokes, not people with mild strokes. People in less advantaged neighborhoods were more likely to have more disability, lower quality of life and more symptoms of depression than people in more advantaged neighborhoods, said study author Lynda D. Lisabeth, PhD, of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Reasons for this could include less access to public spaces in the neighborhood, more noise pollution, less access to support services and lower levels of perceived safety. More research i
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IMAGE: University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers Eric Wengert (from left), Manoj Patel and Ian Wenker have shed light on the cause of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP). view more
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New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine has shed light on the No. 1 cause of epilepsy deaths, suggesting a long-sought answer for why some patients die unexpectedly following an epileptic seizure.
The researchers found that a certain type of seizure is associated with sudden death in a mouse model of epilepsy and that death occurred only when the seizure induced failure of the respiratory system.
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Epilepsy Discovery Reveals Why Some Seizures Prove Deadly
New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine has shed light on the No. 1 cause of epilepsy deaths, suggesting a long-sought answer for why some patients die unexpectedly following an epileptic seizure.
The researchers found that a certain type of seizure is associated with sudden death in a mouse model of epilepsy and that death occurred only when the seizure induced failure of the respiratory system.
The new understanding will help scientists in their efforts to develop ways to prevent sudden unexpected death in epilepsy, or SUDEP. Based on their research, the UVA team has already identified potential approaches to stimulate breathing in the mice and prevent death after a seizure. The team believe that this new approach could one day help save lives.
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