Public release date: 23-May-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Julie Poupart info@can-acn.org Canadian Association for Neuroscience Toronto, May 23 2013 - New techniques in imaging of brain activity developed by Jean Gotman, from McGill University's Montreal Neurological Institute, and his colleagues lead to improved treatment of patients suffering from epilepsy. The combination of electroencephalogram (EEG) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) leads to more precise localization of the areas generating epileptic seizures, giving neurosurgeons a better understanding of the optimal ways of intervention, if appropriate. These results were presented at the 2013 Canadian Neuroscience Meeting, the annual meeting of the Canadian Association for Neuroscience - Association Canadienne des Neurosciences (CAN-ACN). Epilepsy is a brain disorder in which a person has repeated seizures. These seizures are episodes of abnormal brain activity, in which the brain sends out abnormal signals. Seizures can often be controlled using medication. In an estimated 40% of patients, however, drugs do not control seizures well, and for some of these people surgery to remove the abnormal brain cells that cause the seizures can be considered. Before brain surgery can be performed, doctors and surgeons must determine if the point of origin of the seizures, which … Continue reading →

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By Rick Nauert PhD Senior News Editor Reviewed by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on May 22, 2013 New research suggests performing simple sensory exercises at home may improve the behaviors of children with autism. The treatment, known as environmental enrichment, led to significant gains in behaviors among autistic boys between the ages of 3 and 12. Parents used everyday items such as scents, spoons and sponges to perform the sessions, said researchers from the University of California Irvine. Study co-authors Drs. Cynthia Woo and Michael Leon randomly assigned 28 boys to one of two groups, balanced for age and autism severity. For half a year, all subjects participated in standard autism therapies, but those in one group also had daily sensory enrichment exercises. Parents of these children were given a kit containing household products to increase environmental stimulation, including essential-oil fragrances such as apple, lavender, lemon and vanilla. The boys smelled four of these scents a day and listened to classical music each evening. In addition, the parents conducted twice-daily sessions of four to seven exercises with their children involving different combinations of sensory stimuli touch, temperature, sight and movement among them. Each session took 15 to 30 minutes to … Continue reading →

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) May 23, 2013 Special Learning, Inc., a leading global provider of comprehensive solutions and educational resources for the autism, Down syndrome and special needs community, announced today that it is opening its first global autism treatment center and Special Education (SPED) Program in the Philippines in August. This new world-class program is the first of its kind, bringing the best of Western evidence-based practices to treat and deliver exceptional education outcomes to individuals with autism, Down syndrome, and other behavioral disabilities throughout Metro Manila and its surrounding cities. ABA Special Learning USA, a subsidiary of Special Learning, Inc., is establishing a premiere Special Education (SPED) Program for preschool age children at Fort Bonifacio, located in the heart of Metro Manila among the countrys most renowned international schools. Founded on the principles and procedures of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), the SPED program focuses on helping children with special needs to develop the necessary skills that will allow them to achieve greater academic success and improve independence with the ultimate goal of successfully integrating students back into a mainstream educational environment. The SPED Program provides specialized academic instruction and behavior intervention for children with special needs year round. The … Continue reading →

Press Release: Florida State University TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Four innovative research projects have been awarded a total of $158,000 by the Florida State University Research Foundation to help move their discoveries from the laboratory to the marketplace. The projects range in scope from a web-based autism detection and treatment system to new biosensors designed to quickly and accurately detect diseases such as cancer. Selected in the latest round of awards from Florida States biannual $250,000 Grant Assistance Program (GAP), the awards are intended to help each project reach new milestones on their march to real-world implementation. The winners of the GAP awards are researchers or teams of researchers who can most clearly identify the commercial viability of a product, process or license that will come from their efforts. Our latest GAP winners present some truly unique and tremendously beneficial technologies that could have a significant impact on society, said Vice President for Research Gary K. Ostrander. Although they are still in the proof-of-concept phase, they help prove that the GAP competition is an excellent opportunity for our researchers to pitch their product ideas and seek out funding that is not often available at this stage of development. The research projects that … Continue reading →

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - May 23, 2013) - The International Center for Autism Research and Education (ICare4Autism) has finalized their roster of speakers for the June 5, 2013 conference, 'Autism: Cutting Edge Research and Promising Treatment Approaches,' to be held at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in conjunction with the Montefiore Medical Center. The diverse set of speakers represent various avenues of autism research and treatment strategies. Martha Herbert, M.D., Ph.D., of Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts General Hospital, will be presenting her research in the seminar, "Taking a Fresh Look at Autism: Chronic Dynamic State, not Fixed Trait." Dr. Herbert is the Director of the TRANSCEND Research Program -- Treatment Research and Neuroscience Evaluation of Neurodevelopmental Disorders -- and recently published the book "The Autism Revolution: Whole-Body Strategies for Making Life All It Can Be." Stephen Shore, Ed.D., of Adelphi University, will be presenting "Special Ways and Techniques for Achieving Meaningful Inclusion." Diagnosed with autism himself and non-verbal until the age of 4, Dr. Shore promotes early intervention and education strategies that embrace difference and access learned knowledge through unconventional, creative means. Carlos A. Pardo, M.D., of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, will be presenting on … Continue reading →

Newswise Baltimore, Md. The Sandra and Malcolm Berman Brain & Spine Institute at LifeBridge Health has been acknowledged for the exceptional quality of its stroke care with a Target: Stroke designation and two Get With The GuidelinesStroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Awards from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. The Berman Brain & Spine Institutes Stroke Center at Sinai Hospital was awarded a Target: Stroke designation in recognition of its excellence in delivering timely critical care to patients with acute stroke. The designation was earned because Sinai met the criteria of providing IV tPA, a clot-busting drug, to at least 50 percent of ischemic stroke patients within 60 minutes of their arrival at the hospital, also known as door-to-needle time. This was accomplished over the last six months of 2012. To date in 2013, Sinai Hospital has increased this rate to more than 75 percent. The delivery of timely treatment to patients with stroke is essential to ensuring successful outcomes for their long-term health, said Adrian J. Goldszmidt, M.D., chief of the Department of Neurology at Sinai Hospital. We are pleased to be part of a select group of hospitals throughout the country and one of only seven in Maryland … Continue reading →

CENTENNIAL, Colo., May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Wyatt David was starting his day as an elementary school teacher when he had sudden trouble seeing. It was a stroke. Luckily, he knew the signs and got to the hospital right away for treatment. David is one of 592 Faces of Stroke featured on stroke.org demonstrating the personal side of stroke and educating the public about important stroke facts through individual personal experiences. Two million brain cells die every minute during stroke, increasing risk of permanent brain damage, disability or death. Recognizing symptoms and acting FAST to get medical attention can save a life and limit disabilities. May is National Stroke Awareness Month and National Stroke Association encourages the public to act and think FAST when it comes to stroke. The sooner an individual gets emergency medical treatment, the better their odds are for survival and recovery. FAST is a memory aid to help recognize the symptoms of stroke. It stands for: Face = Does one side of the face droop? Arms = When both arms are raised, does one arm drift downward? Speech = Is the person's speech slurred or garbled? Time = Call 9-1-1 immediately if any of these symptoms … Continue reading →

SACRAMENTO - Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento, designated an Advanced Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission, received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get With The Guidelines(r)-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award during a presentation Tuesday. The award recognizes Sutter Medical Center's commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of care by ensuring that stroke patients receive treatment according to nationally accepted guidelines. "Recent studies show that patients treated in hospitals participating in the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines-Stroke program receive a higher quality of care and may experience better outcomes," said Lee H. Schwamm, M.D., chairman of the Get With The Guidelines National Steering Committee. "Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento is to be commended for implementing nationally recognized standards of care and protocols for treating stroke patients." Following Get With The Guidelines-Stroke treatment guidelines, patients are started on aggressive risk-reduction therapies including the use of medications such as tPA, antithrombotics and anticoagulation therapy, along with cholesterol reducing drugs and smoking cessation counseling. These are all aimed at reducing death and disability and improving the lives of stroke patients. Hospitals must adhere to these measures at a set level for a designated period of time to be eligible … Continue reading →

Public release date: 23-May-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Dwight Angell dwight.angell@hfhs.org 313-850-3471 Henry Ford Health System DETROIT A study by researchers at Henry Ford Hospital found "substantial evidence" that a regenerative process involving damaged nerve fibers in the spinal cord could hold the key to better functional recovery by most stroke victims. The findings may offer new hope to those who suffer stroke, the leading cause of long-term disability in adults. Although most stroke victims recover some ability to voluntarily use their hands and other body parts, about half are left with weakness on one side of their bodies, while a substantial number are permanently disabled. The study is published in the current issue of Stroke and is available online at http://stroke.ahajournals.org/content/early/2013/05/21/STROKEAHA.113.001162.abstract.html?ijkey=vRk14HxuNKPaw51&keytype=ref. Discovering a treatment to improve or restore this lost motor function in stroke patients is a holy grail for neurologists, because none exists, primarily due to unsolved mysteries about how the brain and nerves repair themselves. The new Henry Ford research was intended to solve some of those mysteries. It focused on changes in axons the fibers, the nerve signal "transmission" lines within the spinal cord that affect voluntary movement after stroke. Researchers used genetically … Continue reading →