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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 ...

Using Seizure-Risk Forecasts to ID Best Time for Epilepsy Monitoring - NASHVILLE, Tennessee ― Scheduling video-electroencephalography (vEEG) monitoring on the basis of personalized seizure risk forecasts may improve diagnostic accuracy, emerging research suggests. In a ...

Xenon Pharmaceuticals: Azetukalner Still Has Potential As An Epilepsy Candidate - Azetukalner’s focal seizure program could drive first revenues pending FDA approval. Click for this XENE update.

NEURELIS PRESENTS STUDIES ON SEIZURE CLUSTERS AT THE AMERICAN EPILEPSY SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING - SAN DIEGO, Dec. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Neurelis, Inc., today announced details of its presentations at the American Epilepsy Society (AES) Annual Meeting to be held December 6-10 in Los Angeles. The ...

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 ...

Does Levetiracetam Improve Seizure Outcomes in Pediatric Epilepsy? - Although levetiracetam was associated with improved seizure outcomes compared with placebo in pediatric epilepsy, it did not demonstrate superior efficacy when compared with established active ...

In people with epilepsy, sleeping after a seizure may trigger more seizures - Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study suggests that the memory-forming stage of sleep could be key for understanding epileptic seizures. . | Credit: ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Testing a brain training device for better focus sleep and relaxation - A detailed review of a neurofeedback headband exploring how brain training technology works and the creator’s experience using it for focus relaxation sleep and mental performance. #Neurofeedback #Men ...

What Is Neurofeedback? - Whenever I mention that neurofeedback helped me regain my life after my multiple brain injuries — or that I’m now a neurofeedback provider — the first reaction is to ask me, what is neurofeedback? I’m ...

Neuroprotective Action of Agonists and Modulators of A1 Adenosine Receptors Upon Hyperexcitation: Mechanism of the Antiepileptic Activity and Role of Neuron-Glial Interaction - Hyperexcitation of neuronal networks is a key mechanism underlying excitotoxic neuronal death in conditions such as epilepsy, ischemic stroke, and traumatic brain injury. Given the inhibitory role of G(i)-coupled receptors, A(1) adenosine receptors (A(1)Rs) represent promising targets for neuroprotective and anticonvulsant therapy. In this study, we investigated the effects of A(1)R agonists (C...

ApoE4 as a Therapeutic Target in Epilepsy: From Pathogenic Mechanisms to Precision Medicine - BACKGROUND: Epilepsy is a heterogeneous central nervous system disorder characterized by recurrent seizures and is frequently accompanied by cognitive and neuropsychiatric comorbidities. Although apolipoprotein E4 (ApoE4) is well established as a genetic risk factor in Alzheimer's disease, its role as a modifier of epilepsy susceptibility, progression, and therapeutic response remains incomplet...

Theta oscillations, epileptogenesis, and focal seizures in rodent models of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy - Theta oscillations (4-12 Hz) are a prominent network rhythm within hippocampal and parahippocampal structures. Driven by cholinergic and γ-aminobutyric acidergic inputs originating from the medial septum, physiological theta gates network excitability to control spatial navigation, memory encoding, and sensorimotor integration during specific behavioral states. Theta rhythm also organizes the p...

Diagnostic value of serum NSE, and S-100beta and inflammatory markers levels in epilepsy - CONCLUSIONS: Sodium valproate can drastically relieve the epileptic symptoms of patients with SE, and there was no great difference in ARs. Hence, it is safe and worthy of popularization and application.

Comparison of selective amygdalohippocampectomy and anterior temporal lobectomy for mesial temporal lobe epilepsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis - CONCLUSIONS: ATL provides superior seizure control compared to SAH, whereas SAH offers measurable advantages in visual and perioperative morbidity. The nonsignificant trend toward poorer seizure outcomes in SAH highlights the importance of patient selection and anatomical considerations. These findings support individualized surgical decision-making for drug-resistant MTLE, balancing seizure fr...

Machine Learning Using Electroencephalography Predicts Acute Cerebral Injury in the Pediatric ICU - BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to apply and compare machine learning techniques using clinical and electroencephalography (EEG) background features to predict acute cerebral injury in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU).

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.