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Pediatrics in Brevard: Here's what to know about epilepsy, what to do if someone has seizure - Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

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 ...

What do you need to know about epilepsy? - We spoke with Dr. Crystal Hall, regional director of East operations for the Epilepsy Foundation, and Allison Rone, director of community education for the Epilepsy Alliance of Ohio, about what ...

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 ...

Why Early Detection of Seizures and Epilepsy Is so Important - For parents, a child having a seizure is one of the most frightening experiences imaginable. While many childhood seizures are brief and isolated, others are more serious and persistent. To make the ...

Presidio of Monterey expands resilience support with neurofeedback therapy - PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. (Apr 1, 2026) – The Presidio of Monterey Chaplain Family Life Center recently expanded its counseling services to include neurofeedback brain optimization therapy. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

How Can Neurofeedback Therapy Help Language and Processing Development? - From birth on, parents can count on their children to be individuals who grow and develop at their own pace. But from a developmental perspective, there are timeframes when kids typically achieve ...

Epm2bP71A and Epm2bD148N knock-in mouse models of Lafora disease exhibit distinct and pronounced neurological alterations - Lafora disease is a rare, autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the progressive accumulation of abnormal, insoluble, and hyperphosphorylated forms of glycogen, known as Lafora bodies, in the brain and other tissues. The disease typically manifests during early adolescence with myoclonus, seizures, and rapidly progressive cognitive decline, ultimately leading to severe ...

First-year Experience with Brivaracetam in Japan: Real-world Data from Juntendo Epilepsy Center - Approximately 30% of patients still develop drug-resistant epilepsy despite the introduction of newer antiseizure medications. Brivaracetam, a high-affinity synaptic vesicle protein 2A ligand with a mechanism of action similar to that of levetiracetam, was only recently approved in Japan in June 2024 and became available at our institution in September 2024. Clinical data in real-world settings...

Duration and determinants of impaired consciousness after febrile status epilepticus in children - CONCLUSION: In children with febrile status epilepticus ≥ 30 min, prolonged unconsciousness (≥4 h) was associated with phenobarbital use and laboratory abnormalities, with acidosis as the sole independent predictor. Early recognition of delayed recovery may support timely clinical decision making and optimize emergency care.

Disparities in epilepsy care: The role of provider decision-making - CONCLUSIONS: Providers were significantly more likely to refer Black patients with recent seizures to the EMU for differential diagnosis compared to White patients, irrespective of epilepsy severity or socioeconomic status, supporting race-associated differences in provider decisions. This did not affect medication management.

Development of a deep learning tool to detect drug-resistance epilepsy with EEG - CONCLUSION: A deep learning model using only surface EEG data showed moderate performance, which could improve by adding neuroimaging and clinical information from larger datasets.

Prevalence and predictive factors of epilepsy in multiple sclerosis: A cross-sectional study from Saudi Arabia - CONCLUSION: This study confirms increased epilepsy prevalence among MS patients in Saudi Arabia. Older age is a key risk factor, emphasizing the importance of early screening and management strategies.

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.