Research Suggests Noninvasive Way to Suppress Epileptic Seizures

Humans are mortal and so they are prone to diseases and disorders in the limited life span they have. However, some disorders become so critical that they are unable to get into order. Often we hear some deaths which are caused by the major diseases or the malfunctions in the body. This is something which should be prevented or taken care of in the earlier stage only. Epilepsy is one such disorder which can cause seizures in the brain.

THE SEIZURE

Well, the person after suffering from seizures will have the brain impacted. However, the main reason for the seizure is that the brain signals overshoot the normal limit. After that they create some sort of abnormal electrical activity which leads to the malfunction of the brain. They can create further twitches and convulsions.

THE CURE

Well, the science or the technology never fails to amuse us and so it has done in this time also undoubtedly. Thanks to the researchers or the scientists from the famous university of Carnegie and University of California, they have been able to come up with an exciting device which can help the multitude to mitigate the epileptic seizures with this non-invasive approach. The large number of neurons trigger the impulse in the brain and so the people suffer from the seizures. Their theory or the approach is based on a phenomenon commonly known as the Anderson localisation. The theory goes like this that how random disruptions of a medium can be the reasons for decreasing waves. The same concept was applied to curing of seizures.

THE STUDY

During the experiment done, the famous researchers have tried by simulating the activity of a tonic-clonic seizure known grand mal seizure. After that they changed the parameters which were responsible for triggering the neurons. It is always recommended to have the seizures cured in the early stages of life before something critical happens. This method is helpful as the seizure is experienced or during the onset of the triggering of neurons.

THE PROCESS

The patients are required to wear a device which would non-invasively suppress the seizures using a novel modality. It would launch a random pattern of the ultrasonic waves which would target the neurons. The doctors tried new paradigms which would interface the ones that are not prey to the conventional massive attacks. The researchers have brought together the very field of science, biology and maths to come up with this technique.

THE FUTURE

If the device is spread to the 50 million people who suffer from the epileptic seizures, it would be a great help. However, one should be guided in the most efficient manner to deal with this these epileptic seizures are mainly due to the collective pathological activity of the neuron. The researchers believe that the seizures can be cured in this fashion with the help of this device. But it has to be done during the onset of the seizures which would prevent people from further suffering.