Browsing by Subject "epilepsy"
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An Ultrastructural Model to Test Microburst Stimulation of Nerves
(2013-02-04)Some patients that suffer from epilepsy may become refractory to pharmaceutical treatment. An option with these patients is vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) therapy with neuro-cybernetic medical devices. The purpose of this ... -
Executive Function and Learned Helplessness in Adolescents with Chronic Illness
(2016-07-18)Previous research has revealed that children with chronic illnesses are significantly more likely to experience academic, behavioral, and emotional difficulties. The current study hypothesized that these difficulties could ... -
Low-Power Low-Noise CMOS Analog and Mixed-Signal Design towards Epileptic Seizure Detection
(2013-04-25)About 50 million people worldwide suffer from epilepsy and one third of them have seizures that are refractory to medication. In the past few decades, deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been explored by researchers and ... -
Role of Delta Subunit-Containing GABAA Receptors in Hippocampus Tonic Inhibition and Epileptogenesis within Transgenic Mouse Models
(2015-04-27)Epilepsy is associated with marked alterations in the structure and function of GABAA receptors in the hippocampus, a key structure for the genesis of epilepsy. Two types of inhibition are mediated via distinct GABAA ... -
Translational Studies of Disease-Modifying Interventions for Limbic Epileptogenesis
(2018-05-09)Epilepsy is characterized by the occurrence of repeated unprovoked seizures. Currently there is little understanding of the pathophysiological changes in epileptogenesis, the process by which a normal brain is turned into ... -
Unknown Architectures: Agnes Martin and Ian Curtis
(2017-05-02)This study focuses on the affective role of the built space of artistic production––the studio, the writing room, the rehearsal space, and the city––to examine, through the lens of architecture, mechanisms of artistic ...