Epilepsy News

Pediatrics in Brevard: Here's what to know about epilepsy, what to do if someone has seizure - More than 3.4 million people in the United States have epilepsy, so it is a relatively common diagnosis. In fact, it is the fourth-most common neurologic condition in the world. November is National ...

Epilepsy that does not respond to medicines. When surgery becomes the best medical decision - Many families face the challenge of drug-resistant epilepsy, questioning the transition from medication to surgery.

Understanding epilepsy: Seven ways to respond to an epileptic seizure - At the forefront of epilepsy research and treatment is the University of Alabama at Birmingham Epilepsy Center, a collaborative initiative between the UAB Department of Neurology and UAB Hospital, ...

Epilepsy Management: How Daily Routines, Sleep, And Workplace Support Help Prevent Seizures - Consistent sleep, structured routines, and supportive workplaces play a vital role in reducing seizure frequency and improving quality of life for people living with epilepsy.

Why Early Detection of Seizures and Epilepsy Is so Important - For parents, a child having a seizure is one of the most frightening experiences imaginable. While many childhood seizures are brief and isolated, others are more serious and persistent. To make the ...

Seizure Burden in Resistant Epilepsy May Ease With the Tincture of Time - Nearly 70% of patients with focal treatment-resistant epilepsy (FTRE) experience fewer seizures over time, new results of a multicenter study showed. However, the improvements occurred independent of ...

Neurofeedback Therapists in Texas - Our highly specialized and carefully selected team offers biofeedback, neurofeedback, play therapy, parenting support & individual counseling. What makes DIC different than other counseling practices?

Help managing ADHD, anxiety, and depression with Neurofeedback Therapy - SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (Good Things Utah) – for some people, managing symptoms of trauma, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and sleep issues can result in professional after professional all trying ...

What is neurofeedback? Video game-like therapy being used to treat anxiety, ADHD and more - It’s like a gym for your brain. As issues like anxiety, depression and restless sleep have spiked during the pandemic, some people are turning to neurofeedback, a kind of gym for the brain. It’s a ...

How Neurofeedback Can Help Troubled Couples Get Back on the Same Wavelength - Dr. David Helfand (left) with a patient. The cap contains 19 electrodes that measure the brain’s electrical activity. Credit: Courtesy When a 10-year romantic relationship ended last spring for ...

Neurofeedback is the newest mental health hack among entrepreneurs. Here’s why - Running a business can be an exhilarating and rewarding journey, but it can also bring a unique set of stressors. While the beginning stages of a business can be exciting and feel full of ...

Executive dysfunction and employment in epilepsy - OBJECTIVE: Executive dysfunction, affective symptoms, and unemployment are prevalent in patients with epilepsy, yet the relation between these variables remains poorly understood. The present study examined: (1) The relationship between epilepsy-related variables, affective symptoms, and executive functions (EFs); and (2) how these variables may be associated with participation in employment or...

Epilepsy characteristics in patients with muscle-eye-brain disease: A systematic review of electroclinical features - CONCLUSION: Epilepsy is a common feature in MEB patients; its age of onset is usually in the first months of life, and it is often drug-resistant. It can manifest with all seizure types, with absences being the most common type. EEG shows focal or multifocal discharges with a slow and disorganized EEG background. The POMGnT1 mutation is the most common in MEB patients with epilepsy. A clear und...

Open diffusion magnetic resonance imaging and connectivity data for epilepsy and surgery: The IDEAS II release - OBJECTIVE: Epileptic seizures are generated in cerebral networks that propagate ictal and interictal activity. The structure of cerebral networks underpinning epileptic activity can be inferred from diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI). However, publicly available DWI data in individuals with epilepsy are scarce, and processing is technically challenging due to scan-specific arti...

Modulation of the HMGB1/TLR4 Pathway by Montelukast in PTZ-Induced Epilepsy: Alleviating Neuroinflammatory Oxidative Stress and Seizure Severity - Epilepsy is a multifactorial neurological disorder, frequently associated with neuroinflammatory processes that contribute to the persistence of recurrent seizures. Conventional antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) often fail to achieve complete seizure control, thereby emphasizing the urgent need for alternative therapeutic approaches. Recent studies have examined the potential of montelukast, a leukotr...

Brain-targeted Brivaracetam delivery using mannose-functionalized mesoporous silica nanoparticles for the treatment of epilepsy - Surface-engineered mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSN) as carrier system for controlled release of Brivaracetam (BVM) for targeted brain delivery in epilepsy were developed and evaluated. Modified sol-gel process employed to synthesize MSN using tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) as silica source and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) as structure-directing agent, followed by calcination. Surf...

Child Neurology: Multiple Genetic Etiologies Causing Dandy-Walker Variant With Microcephaly, Epilepsy, and Global Developmental Delay - Dandy-Walker syndrome is typically characterized by near-complete cerebellar vermis agenesis, enlarged posterior fossa, and dilated fourth ventricle. By contrast, Dandy-Walker variant (DWv) shows milder features, typically characterized by partial agenesis of the cerebellar vermis, mild enlargement of the posterior fossa, and variable dilation of the fourth ventricle. Both conditions are usuall...

Brain signal irregularity may provide clues to understanding epileptic process - Researchers propose a new method to differentiate signals from the epileptic focus from those recorded in other parts of the brain without the presence of an epileptic seizure. This technique may help detect epilepsy-induced features from these signals much quicker than conventional analysis techniques.

Breakthrough tech enables seizure localization in minutes - New research introduces a novel network analysis technology that uses minimally invasive resting state electrophysiological recordings to localize seizure onset brain regions and predict seizure outcomes in just 10 minutes.

Antidepressant use during pregnancy not linked to epilepsy in children - A new study suggests that antidepressant use by mothers during the first trimester of pregnancy does not increase the chances of epilepsy and seizures in babies.