Tech Times : reported that Epilepsy Drug May Help Restore Normal Brain Activity In Alzheimer's Disease Patients

Epilepsy addiction Still An Experimental Treatment For Alzheimer's DiseaseFamilies of patients with Alzheimer's disease, though, should not count on using the epilepsy drug yet. Researchers of a new study has tested an epilepsy drug for its potential effect on the brain activity of patients suffering from mild Alzheimer's disease. TAG Epilepsy, Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, brain© 2017 Tech Times, All rights reserved. Epilepsy And Alzheimer's DiseaseSeizure-like brain activity has been linked to some of the cognitive decline in patients with Alzheimer's disease, a neurodegenerative disorder that causes problems with thinking, memory, and behavior. Because of the link between the progressive brain disorder and epilepsy, researchers tested an anti-epileptic drug on a small group of patients with mild Alzheimer's disease to see if the treatment may have an impact on their brain activity.

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Anti-Epilepsy Drug Restores Normal Brain Activity In Alzheimer's Patients

Scientists have found that doses of a drug designed to treat epilepsy, also has a benefit in restoring normal brain activity in those with mild Alzheimer's disease. Anti-epilepsy drug 'Levetiracetam' is being tested by researchers as a way of tackling disrupted electrical activity in the brain, which has been seen in both epilepsy and dementia. This means it does not result in a physical seizure, and can only be seen on a brain scan. At each visit they were given a scan to measure electrical activity in the brain, before being injected with either an inactive placebo or the anti-seizure drug. The found that in the patients who had been given the drug it did normalise abnormal brain waves and electrical activity, although were quick to addthat they hadn't seen improved cognitive function.


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