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A new technology holds the promise of treatment for the nearly one million Americans with epilepsy that dont respond to medications.The FDA has approved a new implant that uses bursts of electricity to stop seizures before they start. Thats good news for people like Chrissy Goodman. Shes 32, from Concord, and had her first seizure at age 14. Epilepsy has affected every aspect of her life, from where she can live to relationships to education. I dropped out of high school, I was having many seizures at school, and just getting picked on for it, and I just decided to get my GED, says Goodman. Shes held positions, including as a secretary, cashier, and in food service, but seizures at work and on the bus on the way to work derailed employment. Like roughly 30% of people with epilepsy, medications failed to help Goodman, and surgery to remove the portion of her brain where the seizures originate was ruled out as too risky. Goodman says its all been tough on Madeline, her 10-year old daughter. When I was having seizures before I had the surgery, I remember you would cry and go get Aunt Becky or Uncle Bob or Grammy … Continue reading →

With a 62-11 vote, the House passed a bill Monday that would allow the use of hemp oil extract for the treatment of seizures related to intractable epilepsy. Shara Park, Deseret News Enlarge photo SALT LAKE CITY Two-year-old Leah McClellan, dressed in light purple, stared at the ceiling of the House gallery while lying in her grandfather's lap. She hardly moved and didn't crack a smile like other toddlers might. Leah is on medication that has severe side effects such as making her sedated and catatonic and is only a somewhat effective treatment for the five to 20 seizures she has daily. Leah smiles on "good days," which happen only about once a month, her mother said. What Leah was oblivious to Monday afternoon was the Utah House's 62-11 passage of a bill that would allow the use of hemp oil extract for the treatment of seizures related to intractable epilepsy. HB105, which has been revised and substituted seven times, will now go to the Senate. About 100,000 people in Utah have epilepsy, according to the Epilepsy Association of Utah. Nearly 33,000 of those people have seizures that are refractory or difficult to control. "Seeing her suffer her seizures is … Continue reading →

Erda Kids jockey to hang up coats. A girl sits crumpled on the floor, crying, and a boy hides behind a chair, protesting, "I dont like kindergarten." James Turner joins his reluctant classmates slowly, face down, but manages a smile for an aide, assigned to help him adjust to "big boy" school. About the pilot programs Thirty-four states require health insurance companies to cover autism services. Utahs autism community has been pushing for a similar mandate, but got three experimental lottery programs instead. They will end in June if lawmakers dont pass HB88, a bill to permanently extend them. The Medicaid pilot served more than 300 children, ages 2 through 6. The Utah Department of Health managed an Autism Treatment Account, which supported care for 35 kids, ages 2 through 6, with money from the state, Zions Bank and Intermountain Healthcare. The Public Employees Benefit and Insurance Program covered 23 children, ages 2 to 7, whose parents work for state or local government. The results Children in the Medicaid pilot were evaluated at the start of therapy and after six months, to gauge their mastery of age-appropriate skills in areas such as listening, speech, written language and math. The children … Continue reading →

The number of people diagnosed with autism could be reduced by nearly a third under new diagnostic criteria for the developmental disorder, researchers say. Last May, a new edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, known as the DSM-5, introduced sweeping changes to the criteria for an autism diagnosis. The update did away with Aspergers syndrome, childhood disintegrative disorder and pervasive developmental disorder, not otherwise specified, instead establishing an umbrella classification of autism spectrum disorder with clinicians indicating a level of severity. Now, a study published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders is adding to worries that some who previously would have qualified for a diagnosis on the autism spectrum will be left out. Researchers found that 31 percent of those who met the diagnostic criteria for autism under the old DSM may no longer meet the new standards. Without a diagnosis, children may not qualify for needed services, researchers said. We are potentially going to lose diagnosis and treatment for some of the most vulnerable kids who have developmental delays, said Kristine Kulage of the Columbia University School of Nursing who led the study. In many instances, children require a diagnosis of ASD to … Continue reading →