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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 gets you back in the zone - Researchers have shown -- for the first time -- that they can use online neurofeedback to modify an individual's arousal state to improve performance in a demanding sensory motor task, such as flying ...
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 ...
Understanding The Role Of Neurofeedback Technology In Addressing ADHD - Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a prevalent challenge in today's educational and professional landscapes. Most of us are familiar with ADHD, either ...
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 ...
Neurofeedback gets you back in the zone - Researchers have shown -- for the first time -- that they can use online neurofeedback to modify an individual's arousal state to improve performance in a demanding sensory motor task, such as flying ...
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 ...
Understanding The Role Of Neurofeedback Technology In Addressing ADHD - Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a prevalent challenge in today's educational and professional landscapes. Most of us are familiar with ADHD, either ...
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 ...
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Compound heterozygous SLC12A5 variants expand the molecular and functional spectrum of KCC2-developmental and epileptic encephalopathy -
OBJECTIVE: This study was undertaken to characterize the functional impact of novel SLC12A5 variants in two unrelated patients with early onset developmental and epileptic encephalopathy (DEE) and to investigate the mechanisms underlying KCC2 dysfunction.
Bridging evidence gaps in dravet syndrome: real-world safety insights from under-reported antiseizure therapies - INTRODUCTION: Dravet syndrome is an early-onset developmental and epileptic encephalopathy in which management must extend beyond seizure control to include the monitoring and treatment of neurodevelopmental and systemic comorbidities.
Neonatal Seizures: Clinical Spectrum, Etiology, and Current Approaches - Neonatal seizure is a neurological emergency that requires rapid intervention due to the probability of significant underlying central nervous system damage. It is more common in preterm than in term neonates. An important feature of neonatal seizures is that there may be only electrographic seizures without clinical findings, making it impossible to diagnose without monitoring with electroence...
Combined Inhibition of TRPM4/NMDA Receptor Complex and Extrasynaptic NMDA Receptors Is Candidate Therapeutic Target for Suppression of Epileptic Seizures and Improvement of Cognitive Impairments - Cognitive impairments are important therapeutic targets in epilepsy medication; however, effective pharmacological treatments for epilepsy patients with comorbid cognitive impairment have not been established. Effects of chronic administration of MK-801 (noncompetitive NMDA receptor inhibitor), memantine (low-affinity extrasynaptic-NMDA receptor preferential inhibitor), FP802 (TwinF interface i...
In vivo tau in epilepsy reflects clinical severity and immune- and ageing-related proteomic changes - Tau pathology plays a central role in a number of neurodegenerative diseases, but its presence and relevance in epilepsy remain incompletely understood. Emerging evidence suggests that epilepsy may promote tau accumulation, yet whether this occurs in vivo, independent of comorbid dementia or amyloid pathology, is unclear. In this study, we combined [18F]flortaucipir (FTP) PET imaging with high-...
Analysis of treatment-naive gut microbiota in children with new-onset epilepsy - CONCLUSION: Treatment-naïve new-onset epilepsy involves distinct gut dysbiosis. Antiepileptic drugs induce specific functional reconfiguration. Targeting these adaptations may offer new insights for seizure control.
Bridging evidence gaps in dravet syndrome: real-world safety insights from under-reported antiseizure therapies - INTRODUCTION: Dravet syndrome is an early-onset developmental and epileptic encephalopathy in which management must extend beyond seizure control to include the monitoring and treatment of neurodevelopmental and systemic comorbidities.
Neonatal Seizures: Clinical Spectrum, Etiology, and Current Approaches - Neonatal seizure is a neurological emergency that requires rapid intervention due to the probability of significant underlying central nervous system damage. It is more common in preterm than in term neonates. An important feature of neonatal seizures is that there may be only electrographic seizures without clinical findings, making it impossible to diagnose without monitoring with electroence...
Combined Inhibition of TRPM4/NMDA Receptor Complex and Extrasynaptic NMDA Receptors Is Candidate Therapeutic Target for Suppression of Epileptic Seizures and Improvement of Cognitive Impairments - Cognitive impairments are important therapeutic targets in epilepsy medication; however, effective pharmacological treatments for epilepsy patients with comorbid cognitive impairment have not been established. Effects of chronic administration of MK-801 (noncompetitive NMDA receptor inhibitor), memantine (low-affinity extrasynaptic-NMDA receptor preferential inhibitor), FP802 (TwinF interface i...
In vivo tau in epilepsy reflects clinical severity and immune- and ageing-related proteomic changes - Tau pathology plays a central role in a number of neurodegenerative diseases, but its presence and relevance in epilepsy remain incompletely understood. Emerging evidence suggests that epilepsy may promote tau accumulation, yet whether this occurs in vivo, independent of comorbid dementia or amyloid pathology, is unclear. In this study, we combined [18F]flortaucipir (FTP) PET imaging with high-...
Analysis of treatment-naive gut microbiota in children with new-onset epilepsy - CONCLUSION: Treatment-naïve new-onset epilepsy involves distinct gut dysbiosis. Antiepileptic drugs induce specific functional reconfiguration. Targeting these adaptations may offer new insights for seizure control.
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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.
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.