New research has shown that abnormal excitability of the brain in people with epilepsy can worsen during heatwaves. This is ...

Heat waves can worsen abnormal excitability of the brain in people with epilepsy, finds a new small-scale patient study by ...

Heatwaves can worsen abnormal excitability of the brain in people with epilepsy, finds a new small-scale patient study by ...

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Nov. 30, 2023 — Slow waves that usually only occur in the brain during sleep are also present during wakefulness in people with epilepsy and may protect against increased brain excitability ...

They found that, overall, more seizures were recorded by the icEEG during heatwaves compared with the non-heatwave period. Meanwhile, three patients also had more abnormal electrical brain ...

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