Epilepsy News

Can Neurofeedback Effectively Treat ADHD? - Neurofeedback training is an alternative therapy that uses real-time EEG data to help patients train their brains to improve focus, impulse control, and executive function. Since the 1970s, patients ...

Camelback Recovery Launches Neurofeedback Therapy at Its Phoenix Treatment Center - Camelback Recovery has launched neurofeedback therapy at its Phoenix treatment center, expanding the care options available within its mental health and addiction programs. Phoenix, Arizona--(Newsfile ...

Neurofeedback for ADHD: Is It Effective? - Neurofeedback therapy is a form of “brain training” that may help reduce ADHD symptoms. Treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often involves medication and behavior therapy.

How virtual reality is changing brain-training technology - Integrating virtual reality into brain-training therapies can make the experience more enjoyable and engaging for users. A recent review published in the journal Applied Psychophysiology and ...

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 ...

TRPM3 regulates fear memory encoding and seizure susceptibility in the lateral amygdala - CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: Together, these findings uncover a central role for TRPM3 in amygdala function and identify this ion channel as a modulator of fear memory and seizure susceptibility.

Hippocampal LTP shifts from NMDAR dependence to mGluR/VGCC-supported mechanisms following juvenile status epilepticus in rats - Hippocampal long-term potentiation (LTP) can persist in the chronic epileptic state, but the mechanisms supporting this residual plasticity remain poorly understood. In particular, it is unclear whether LTP retains canonical N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) dependence or shifts to alternative induction mechanisms. We addressed this question in male rats during the chronic phase following j...

Transcranial rotating permanent magnet stimulation for focal continuous spike-and-wave during sleep: First-in-human pediatric pilot study - OBJECTIVE: Continuous spike-and-wave during sleep (CSWS) is an epileptic encephalopathy characterized by sleep-potentiated epileptiform activity and neurocognitive deterioration. Available therapies are frequently ineffective or poorly tolerated. We evaluated the safety, tolerability, and acute electrophysiologic effects of transcranial rotating permanent magnet stimulation (TRPMS), a novel wea...

Valproate-Associated Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy Despite Nontoxic Serum Levels and Preserved Liver Function: A Case Report - Valproate-associated hyperammonemic encephalopathy (VHE) is a potentially serious adverse effect that may occur despite nontoxic serum valproate concentrations and preserved liver function. We report a 49-year-old man with intellectual disability and long-standing drug-resistant epilepsy treated with valproate, phenytoin, phenobarbital, cenobamate, levetiracetam, and several psychotropic medica...

Managing Drug-Resistant Epilepsy and Severe Feeding Difficulties in Miller-Dieker Syndrome: The Role of Enteral Ketogenic Diet - Miller-Dieker syndrome (MDS) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by classical lissencephaly, severe neurodevelopmental impairment, and early-onset drug-resistant epilepsy. Feeding difficulties and aspiration pneumonia significantly contribute to morbidity and mortality. Evidence regarding ketogenic diet (KD) therapy in patients with severe neurological impairment requiring exclusive entera...

High frequency stimulation in thalamic reticular nucleus blocks the effect of pentylenetetrazole - High-frequency stimulation (HFS) is an alternative and promising treatment for intractable epilepsy; however, the optimal targets remain unknown. The thalamic reticular nucleus (TRN) occupies a key position in the modulation of cortico-thalamic and thalamo-cortical pathways. HFS-TRN retarded the generalization of PTZ-induced seizures. To explore the mechanism underlying HFS-TRN, we recorded TRN...

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.