SCIENCE ALERT!
An implanted device that monitors brain
activity may offer a way to predict
seizures in people with uncontrolled
epilepsy, a small pilot study suggests.
The findings, reported online May 2 in
the journal Lancet Neurology, are based
on only 15 patients, and the device
worked far better in some than others.
But experts said the results are
promising, and should prompt further
studies.
"We just wanted to see if this is feasible,
and this study shows that it is," said lead
researcher Dr. Mark Cook, of the
University of Melbourne and St. Vincent's
Hospital in Australia.
The prospect of being able to predict
seizures is "very exciting," he said, in
part because it's the uncertainty of the
disorder that can dim people's quality of
life.
If people know a seizure is coming, Cook
said, they can avoid driving or swimming
that day, for example. They might also
be able to adjust their medication use.

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