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Epilepsy

Lani Silverberg
Research in action
Keto diet eliminates young patient's seizures
Published Nov 18, 2025 Video
The pediatric epilepsy team at Johns Hopkins has used the ketogenic diet to treat more than 1,500 children since 1994
Sri Sarma
Research matters
Epilepsy relief relies on research
Published March 27, 2025 Video
With NIH support, biomedical engineer Sri Sarma develops neurotechnologies to improve understanding and treatment of epilepsy
Michael Miller
Research matters
Earlier, better treatments for Alzheimer's disease
Published March 17, 2025
Federally funded research at Johns Hopkins offers new avenues for detecting brain disease long before it strikes
An illustration of neural fragility in the brain
Engineering
Targeting epilepsy with surgical precision
Published Oct 11, 2021
A new method of highlighting the most epileptic parts of the brain could enable not only more accurate diagnosis of the seizure disorder, but also help guide more precise surgical treatment
A dietary solution to severe epilepsy?
Published Feb 27, 2017
In small trial, ketogenic diet shown to be an effective treatment option for some with rare, often fatal form of epilepsy / Hopkins Medicine
The Epiwatch app as seen on the Apple Watch
Health watch
EpiWatch aids epilepsy study
Published Oct 15, 2015 Video
Apple Watch app could help researchers develop new methods for monitoring, managing the disorder
Seizure stopper?
Published June 22, 2015
Amino acid that inhibits, interrupts convulsions in mice in study could pave way for new epilepsy treatments / Hopkins Medicine
Redtail coral snake
Snake secret
How deadly venom works
Published Feb 10, 2015
Reclusive coral snake's lethal toxin could aid in study of epilepsy, schizophrenia, chronic pain / Hopkins Medicine
BME researcher wins Presidential Early Career Award
Published Sept 2012
Sarma honored for work in developing treatments for brain disorders such as Parkinson's disease, epilepsy / Gazette