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Seizure action plans: Management and educational tools in epilepsy care - Historically, seizure action plans have focused on certain high-risk groups—such as people with drug-resistant epilepsy and people with a history of status epilepticus or seizure clusters. Neurology ...

Seizure action plans: More than management tools for epilepsy - Newswise — Historically, seizure action plans have focused on certain high-risk groups — such as people with drug-resistant epilepsy and people with a history of status epilepticus or seizure clusters ...

Circulating miRNAs may flag who develops epilepsy after a first seizure - A small exploratory study found 15 cell-free miRNAs in plasma that differed between patients whose first unprovoked seizure remained isolated and those who had a second seizure within two years.

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 ...

Putting is not as simple as 'train your brain and it will go in.' A study summarizing 12 RCTs and 424 people - Golf and brain science are a compatible topic. Concentration Pressure Movement automation Attention Putting, in particular, requires precise control rather than large physical force, so neurofeedback ...

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 ...

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Freedom Neurofeedback Services Shares Free Tools for Planning Home Neurofeedback Rentals - Printable questions, device comparisons and a household calendar help readers organize the practical details of a ...

Case Report: Successful treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy with unilateral deep brain stimulation of the anterior nucleus of the thalamus - CONCLUSION: Unilateral ANT-DBS can provide clinically meaningful seizure control in carefully selected patients whose predominant epileptogenic network is localized to one cerebral hemisphere. This approach may represent a feasible therapeutic option when anatomical or surgical constraints prevent conventional bilateral ANT electrode implantation. Further studies with larger patient cohorts and...

Chrysin Ameliorates Seizures, Seizure-induced Oxidative Stress, and Cognitive Impairment in Experimental Models of Epilepsy in Rats - CONCLUSION: These findings support the anticonvulsant and neuroprotective effects of chrysin and highlight CH as a promising phytochemical candidate for managing epilepsy and its neurocognitive complications.

Structure-Activity Relationships and Mechanistic Insights of Racetam Derivatives in Epilepsy Management - Epilepsy continues to affect millions globally, and despite advances in treatment, many patients still struggle with drug-resistant forms of the disorder. Among the newer therapeutic options, racetam derivatives have garnered attention for their distinctive mechanism of action-modulating synaptic vesicle protein 2A (SV2A)-which distinguishes them from traditional antiepileptic drugs (AEDs). Thi...

Disentangling the Genetic Relationship Between Sleep and Epilepsy - OBJECTIVE: A bidirectional relationship between sleep and epilepsy is well recognised, yet the biological mechanisms linking them remain poorly understood. Both have a genetic basis, with genome-wide association studies (GWAS) capturing polygenic contributions. By leveraging GWAS summary statistics, we aimed to investigate their shared genetic architecture.

Optogenetic Stimulation of Insular Parvalbumin-Positive Interneurons Reveals CA3 Resonant Properties and Rebound Seizure Susceptibility - Seizures in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) can spread to the insular cortex (IC) due to its connections with hippocampal and para-hippocampal areas. The contribution of specific cell types in the IC to ictogenesis remains however unclear. Therefore, we analyzed in the pilocarpine model of MTLE the effects of optogenetic activation of IC parvalbumin (PV)-positive interneurons on CA3 field ...

Psychological distress and seizure-related risks in forcibly displaced children: impending crisis triggered by wars and conflicts - Seizure disorders, particularly epilepsy, are among the most prevalent and treatable neurological conditions, with high rates in forcibly displaced children. Although children represent around 40% of forcibly displaced people, limited research and data regarding this vulnerable group are available. Seizures and mental health disorders are very stigmatised conditions that generally remain undisc...

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.