Epilepsy News

Colorado lawmakers mark "Purple Day" as bill targets epilepsy‑related death reporting - The Colorado State Senate recognized Purple Day, marking efforts to raise awareness about epilepsy and support people living with the neurological disorder. For one state senator, the recognition ...

'Seeing our son having a seizure is traumatic' - The parents of a young boy who experiences up to 50 seizures a day have described "living on the edge" as they call for better awareness about epilepsy. Three-year-old Barnaby from Lymington in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Explainable Convolutional Channel Ranking (ECCR) for EEG-Based Detection of Idiopathic Absence Seizures - Accurate identification of EEG electrodes associated with epilepsy is essential for developing real-time diagnostic applications. This paper introduces the Explainable Convolutional Channel Ranking (ECCR) method for identifying diagnostically relevant EEG channels for Idiopathic Absence Seizure (IAS) detection by analyzing channel-specific feature contributions learned by a convolutional neural...

Recommendations for structural magnetic resonance imaging in infants with first afebrile seizure or new onset epilepsy: Evidence-based recommendations from the ILAE Neuroimaging Task Force - Infants aged 1-24 months with new onset epilepsy frequently present with structural brain abnormalities, yet no updated evidence-based magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) guidelines exist for this population. The International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) Neuroimaging Task Force developed evidence-based recommendations for structural brain MRI in infants with a first afebrile seizure or new onse...

Autistic Traits and Cognitive Flexibility in Adolescents With Epilepsy: A Comparative Study of Patients, Siblings, and Controls - CONCLUSIONS: Adolescents with epilepsy demonstrate elevated autistic traits and cognitive inflexibility, independent of ASD diagnosis. The sibling findings suggest shared genetic or environmental risk factors. Early screening for these traits may guide targeted interventions to improve psychosocial outcomes.

Delta Power in SLC6A1-Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder: Operationalizing Quantitative EEG Metrics for Biomarker Development - CONCLUSIONS: Elevated delta power is a notable feature of SLC6A1-NDD. Cross-platform comparison demonstrates the feasibility of quantitative EEG analysis, while imperfect concordance highlights the need for pipeline standardization. Future work should validate these findings in larger cohorts and, as suitable reference data emerge, benchmark delta power metrics against age-matched children with...

EEG in the Emergency Department: When the Neurophysiological Test Can Be Avoided in Emergency Diagnostic Workups? The EMINENCE Study - Introduction: This study was conducted to determine whether specific emergency physician (EP) diagnoses and/or neurological signs/symptoms upon admission to the Emergency Department (ED) were associated with normal/non-informative emergency electroencephalogram (emEEG). Methods: Data from consecutive patients admitted to the ED of our tertiary hospital over a two-year period (1 January 2023-31 ...

From a Polymorphous Low-Grade Neuroepithelial Tumor to a Glioblastoma in an Adult Patient with FGFR3-TACC3 Fusion: A Case Report and Literature Review of the Molecular Profile - From an epidemiological perspective, polymorphous low-grade neuroepithelial tumor (PLNTY) represents a small proportion of brain tumors encountered in epilepsy surgery series. Their rarity and relatively recent recognition likely contribute to underdiagnosis and poor prognosis. In terms of histopathological features, they are similar to oligodendrogliomas. Molecular analyses can be used to show...

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.