Epilepsy News

Foundation to light up Big Four Bridge purple, host event for Epilepsy Awareness Month - The epilepsy foundation is holding an event on Tuesday, Nov. 18. It’s called a Night Under the Purple Lights. It’s happening underneath the Big Four Bridge, which will be lit up with purple lights.

'I push through pain of epilepsy to raise awareness' - Ms Patel, 18, from Walton-on-Thames, now works with the charity Young Epilepsy as a Youth Voice Network member and "feels grateful" that she can help the next generation by promoting awareness.

Experts share 3 simple steps to help someone during a seizure - Nearly 3.5 million Americans living with epilepsy could benefit from bystander knowledge of proper seizure response.

Let Epilepsy Awareness Month Kickstart a Trend of Being Prepared to Protect the Most Vulnerable: No One Should Face Seizures Alone - That is why the Epilepsy Foundation Long Island is urging every resident to take an hour this month to become certified in seizure safety first aid. Trainings are free, easy to access and provide the ...

Beyond seizures: The invisible burdens people with epilepsy carry - Experts explain the lesser-known cognitive, emotional and social challenges people with epilepsy face beyond seizures, and the daily burdens that affect work, relationships and independence.

Epilepsy brain implant trial gives 'bit of hope' - The mother of a 22-year-old who had an implant put into his brain as part of a UK-wide epilepsy trial has said the study has given them a "little bit of hope". Adam Atkinson, from Whitehaven in ...

Epilepsy and triggers - This week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Sarah Schmitt about epilepsy and common triggers that may initiate a seizure in individuals with epilepsy.

New tools map seizures in the brain, improve epilepsy treatment - Two new models could solve a problem that's long frustrated millions of people with epilepsy and the doctors who treat them: how to find precisely where seizures originate to treat exactly that part ...

GNRC highlights rising epilepsy burden in northeast, experts stress early diagnosis - On the occasion of National Epilepsy Day, GNRC Hospitals held a press conference at its Dispur unit to draw attention to the growing prevalence of epilepsy in Assam and the Northeast, urging the ...

The Epilepsy Foundation Names Nile as Preferred Seizure Diary App to Migrate My Seizure Diary Users - SHERMAN OAKS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nile, an epilepsy management platform that is changing the course of care by making the journey of every epilepsy patient more predictable and controllable, ...

Rewiring Your Brain: Neurofeedback Goes Mainstream - Will Strahl walked up to my door with a massive black briefcase in his hand, the kind you could use to tote a dirty bomb. Once inside my living room, he cracked open the case and removed a laptop, a ...

How At-Home Neurofeedback Can Help You Succeed and Overcome Burnout - It’s no secret that a year working from home has had a serious impact on the mental health of employees, but leaders have not been immune to the impacts either. Whether in the office or on the road, ...

Behind the businesses: Explore Girly Pop’s new drive-thru; benefits of neurofeedback therapy at NeuroFit - Upper Michigan Today showcases Girly Pop's new, permanent drive-thru location; Tia Trudgeon shares her experience and results of neurofeedback therapy at NeuroFit in Marquette.

I think, therefore I heal: the weird science of neurofeedback - Imagine if treating a mental illness was as simple as playing a video game — except your mind is the controller. That idea isn’t only real, it’s a therapy gaining traction in the medical community and ...

Understanding The Role Of Neurofeedback Technology In Addressing ADHD - Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a ...

Childhood epilepsy in Cameroon: Clinical patterns, predictive factors, and educational impact at a tertiary hospital - CONCLUSION: This study identified specific predictive factors for poor epileptic control and confirms cognitive impact on schooling, providing intervention targets to optimize neurological and educational management in Cameroon.

Early microglia-mediated neuroinflammation after status epilepticus causes behavioral dysfunction and neurocognitive deficits but not epilepsy in mice - CONCLUSION: Suppression of microgliosis with PLX eliminates the neuroinflammatory response after SE, and this is associated with prevention of long-term behavioral impairment. However, this intervention does not influence the development of epilepsy. These results demonstrate that acquired epilepsy and its behavioral comorbidities have different pathogenic mechanisms after SE, with early microg...

The impact of Vav1 on epileptogenesis and neuronal apoptosis: insights from Sirt1 activation - Epilepsy is a chronic brain disorder characterized by recurrent epileptic seizures, which are caused by abnormal discharges of neurons in the brain. The Vav guanine nucleotide exchange factor (Vav1) has been reported to modulate inflammation and neuronal apoptosis; however, its role in epilepsy remains elusive. This study aimed to investigate the specific function of Vav1 in epileptogenesis and...

Accuracy and Impact of Point-of-Care Electroencephalogram Technology in an Emergency Department or Hospital Setting: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis - CONCLUSIONS: POC-EEG technology has relatively poor sensitivity but high specificity in the detection of seizures compared with conventional EEG technology.

Characteristics of epilepsy associated with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis - OBJECTIVE: Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a life-threatening hyperinflammatory syndrome frequently complicated by severe neurological manifestations, including epilepsy. This study aimed to characterize the clinical phenotype, identify risk factors, and determine outcomes specific to HLH-associated epilepsy.

Oxidative stress and neuronal alteration: Mitochondrial dysfunction as a key player in intractable epilepsy - a narrative review - Drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) still poses one of the greatest therapeutic challenges, afflicting about one-third of all patients with epilepsy in the world. Despite spectacular advances in the fields of anti-seizure medications and neurostimulation techniques, treatment outcomes in DRE have reached plateau levels, signifying an urgent need for better mechanistic understanding and therapeutic st...

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.