Epilepsy News

After Epilepsy Surgery, When to Stop ASMs Matters - A multicenter cohort study explores how the timing of ASM withdrawal after epilepsy surgery may influence seizure relapse and long-term outcomes.

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 ...

Focal treatment-resistant epilepsy symptoms improved with antiseizure medication - Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Monthly seizure frequency percentage reduction was 68.73% for the entire study cohort. For those followed up in ...

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, ...

First seizure clinic provides visit, pediatric epilepsy diagnosis in less than a week - Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The model expedites access to specialists after a first seizure. The mean time between the referral and 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 ...

What Is Neurofeedback? - Whenever I mention that neurofeedback helped me regain my life after my multiple brain injuries — or that I’m now a neurofeedback provider — the first reaction is to ask me, what is neurofeedback? I’m ...

Elite athletes enhance their performance with 'neurofeedback'—and you can get a device for $99 - When you think of the training tools that professional athletes have at their disposal, high-tech sports equipment and state-of-the-art athletic facilities come to mind. But training for peak ...

What Is Neurofeedback Therapy And How Does It Work? - Ashwini Nadkarni, M.D., is a board-certified psychiatrist, Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School and Interim Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs in the Department of Psychiatry at Brigham and Women ...

Neurofeedback Gains Popularity and Lab Attention - You sit in a chair, facing a computer screen, while a clinician sticks electrodes to your scalp with a viscous goop that takes days to wash out of your hair. Wires from the sensors connect to a ...

Can Monitoring Brain Waves Boost Mental Health? - Neurofeedback has promised a mental health revolution for decades. But is it effective? Credit...Tony Luong for The New York Times Supported by By David Dodge Twice a week, Stephanie, a 37-year-old ...

One year of seizure freedom reduces premature death in people with epilepsy in rural China: A 10-year cohort study - OBJECTIVE: Epilepsy carries an increased risk of premature mortality. Although seizure freedom may reduce deaths, most population-based evidence originates from high-income countries. Data from low-income settings, such as rural China, remain scarce. We update mortality patterns and evaluate their associations with achieving 1-year seizure freedom among rural populations in China.

High-amplitude short infraslow activity (SISA) with burst suppression: A potential marker of ictogenicity in critical care patients - OBJECTIVE: Infraslow activity (ISA)

Cerebellar involvement and stimulation in epilepsy - PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review discusses the current state of the evidence related to the relationship between the cerebellum and epilepsy, highlighting evidence on neurostimulation of the cerebellum for treatment of epilepsy, and placing current knowledge into historical context.

Update on pediatric autoimmune encephalitis-associated epilepsy - PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Autoimmune encephalitis-associated epilepsy (AEAE) is initially caused by an aberrant innate and/or adaptive immune system, and then the seizure nidus persists from the ensuing structural damage resulting in chronic, often drug-resistant epilepsy. Early identification and targeted immunomodulation may help improve long-term outcomes in some cases. This review summarizes curre...

Exploratory analysis of real-world use and safety of traditional Korean medicine in pediatric epilepsy: A retrospective observational study - Given the limitations of conventional antiepileptic drugs and the growing need for complementary approaches, traditional Korean medicine has gained interest as a potential treatment option for pediatric and adolescent epilepsy. However, real-world clinical data on its use and safety remain limited. This exploratory study aimed to retrospectively investigate the real-world clinical use and safet...

Resveratrol‒loaded self‒assembled tetrahedral framework nucleic acids reshape the epileptic microenvironment by regulating oxidative stress and neuroinflammation via the SIRT3/SOD2 pathway - CONCLUSIONS: This study presents a novel nanotherapeutic strategy that integrates microenvironment remodeling with neural repair. By leveraging the specific brain‒targeting capability of tFNAs and the synergistic antioxidant properties of the core‒shell structure, R‒tFNAs@PB represent a promising approach for treating refractory epilepsy through the precise regulation of the oxidative stress‒ne...

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.