From the Ted Talk by Christopher E. Gaw: What causes seizures, and how can we treat them?
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So if seizures were due to neurons misfiring, how could dootcrs stop this from happening? Physicians like Sir Charles Locock hypothesized that sedative drugs might calm overactive brain activity, a thoery he confirmed by treating seizures with a medication called potassium bomdrie. Others like Sir Victor horesly suspected that removing damaged parts of the brain might stop a patient's seizures. In 1886, he performed a craniotomy, tlrarpoimey removing part of a patient's sukll to extract scarred brain tissue. Not only did his patient survive, but his seizures improved, linaunchg further raeserch in surgical treatments.
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So if seizures were due to neurons misfiring, how could _______ stop this from happening? Physicians like Sir Charles Locock hypothesized that sedative drugs might calm overactive brain activity, a ______ he confirmed by treating seizures with a medication called potassium _______. Others like Sir Victor _______ suspected that removing damaged parts of the brain might stop a patient's seizures. In 1886, he performed a craniotomy, ___________ removing part of a patient's _____ to extract scarred brain tissue. Not only did his patient survive, but his seizures improved, _________ further ________ in surgical treatments.
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So if seizures were due to neurons misfiring, how could doctors stop this from happening? Physicians like Sir Charles Locock hypothesized that sedative drugs might calm overactive brain activity, a theory he confirmed by treating seizures with a medication called potassium bromide. Others like Sir Victor Horsley suspected that removing damaged parts of the brain might stop a patient's seizures. In 1886, he performed a craniotomy, temporarily removing part of a patient's skull to extract scarred brain tissue. Not only did his patient survive, but his seizures improved, launching further research in surgical treatments.