Seizures can occur when stepping electrical activity affects a certain part of the brain.
Seizures can last a few seconds to several minutes, usually characterized by loss of consciousness before and during the seizure lasts.
According to a study presented at the European Congress on Epileptology in Vienna, Austria, stem cells (stem cells) may contribute to the regeneration of embryonic brain tissue and can reduce the frequency and severity of epileptic seizures.
Stem Cells (Stem Cells)
According to the National Institutes of Health, there are three types of stem cells (stem cells) are adult tissue, specific tissues, and embryos. Stem cells have the ability to specialize into various types of cells.
Embryonic stem cells are the most versatile stem cells and can develop into a variety of cell types in the body.
Stem Cells (Stem Cells) for Epilepsy
According to a study at the University of California Davis, currently around 30 percent of epilepsy patients do not respond to anticonvulsant drugs.
This condition causes the researchers are working to find alternative treatments, including those involving stem cells.
neuropeptide Y
Neuropeptide Y (NPY) is an anticonvulsant agent that is in the healthy human brain. Number of neuropeptide Y (NPY) in patients with epilepsy were found to amount to very little.
According to a study conducted by the American Epilepsy Society, found that NPY is associated with power settings in the brain.
In a research proposal from the University of California Davis, the scientists hope to manipulate stem cells to produce NPY, and then modified the stem cells used for the brain affected by epilepsy.
Additional research
Researchers at the University of California found that the plasticity of embryonic stem cells may help repair brain cells damaged caused by recurrent seizures.
Seizure disorder characterized by hyperexcitability of various types of brain cells, making the brain cells are more susceptible than the brain cells healthy springboard for exposed electrical activity.
By adding healthy stem cells have been known to calm the electrical activity in the brains of mice.
Future Challenges
According to the National Institute of Neurogical Disoreders and Stroke in the United States, scientists still do not fully understand how stem cells can turn into specialized cells.
Immune rejection is also a common problem with stem cell therapy, although this risk is mitigated by embryonic stem cells.
