For the first time, researchers have identified a gene associated with susceptibility to chronic pain caused by nerve injury in humans. Published online in Genome Research, the study authors “identified a region of mouse chromosome 15 that likely contained a genetic variant or variants contributing to pain,” according to a release from the University of Jerusalem, which was a partner in the study. However, this region contains numerous genes, and the responsible variant remained unidentified.

A phase I safety trial of six Canadian patients using deep brain stimulation to treat early signs of Alzheimer disease, found the intervention is safe and may help improve memory, The research took place from 2005 to 2008 and all patients left the hospital within two to three days of surgery.

Many but not all physicians are aware that states have a requirement that an individual with epilepsy is restricted from driving for a defined period of time after a seizure. These requirements can vary from state to state.3 Six states— California, Delaware, Nevada, New Jersey, Oregon, and Pennsylvania—also have mandatory reporting to departments of motor vehicles when an individual has a seizure.4 What many physicians do not realize is that there are very specific regulation and guidance for those drivers who operate commercial motor vehicles, including trucks and buses.

The expense of emergency room visits, hospitalizations, and costs not associated with anti-epilepsy drugs (AEDs) seem to account for the high costs of epilepsy care, according to a new study.

The results of an alarming study published in the May issue of Archives of Neurology found racial disparities in the surgical management of intractable temporal lobe epilepsy.

A new investigational device that utilizes responsive brain neurostimulation significantly reduced the frequency of seizures among people who have a common form of epilepsy that is difficult to treat with medication, according to new information presented at the American Epilepsy Society's (AES) 63rd Annual Meeting.