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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 ...

Epilepsy comes out of nowhere: Heartland neurologist discusses misconceptions about seizures - Dr. Mark Farrenburg said he wants people to know the difference between having a seizure and an epilepsy diagnosis this Seizure Awareness month.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

What Is Neurofeedback Therapy? - Neurofeedback is a noninvasive form of therapy that trains the brain to improve various neurological issues, including chronic pain, ADHD, anxiety, depression and PTSD. Using EEG to monitor real-time ...

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 ...

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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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 ...

Validation of the Scottish epilepsy deaths study (SEDS) score using routinely collected data in Wales: a retrospective cohort study - CONCLUSION: The SEDS Score demonstrates predictive value in identifying individuals at higher risk of epilepsy-related death within the Welsh population. SEDS Score performed particularly well for the high and very high-risk categories and may help prioritise targeted preventative interventions.

Polystyrene nanoplastic exposure exacerbates epileptic vulnerability in SCN1A mutation models - Micro- and nanoplastics are pervasive contaminants detected in human tissues that cross the blood-brain barrier to induce neuroinflammation, apoptosis, and neurotoxicity. Here, we examined whether polystyrene nanoplastic (PS-NP) exposure alters seizure susceptibility in SCN1A^(+/-) cerebral organoids and Scn1a^(+/-) mice, modeling the severe genetic epilepsy Dravet syndrome. At equal mass conce...

Real-world efficacy and safety profile of sulthiame treatment in drug-resistant childhood epilepsy - CONCLUSIONS: Sulthiame is an effective and well-tolerated therapeutic option for children with drug-resistant epilepsy, particularly those with focal semiology. Our findings suggest that a higher burden of prior ASM treatment negatively impacts response rates, highlighting the potential benefit of considering STM earlier in the treatment algorithm for specific pediatric populations.

MRgFUS for drug-resistant epilepsy: Preliminary report for prospective clinical trial - CONCLUSIONS: MRgFUS achieved lesion formation at selected epilepsy-related targets, including the first reported applications to the posterior CC and CM for epilepsy. However, the ability to achieve therapeutic temperatures and produce a definitive lesion varied among patients and was influenced by skull characteristics of the anatomical target. Given the small, heterogeneous cohort and limited...

Imaging fast neural circuit activity in brain and nerve with Electrical Impedance Tomography (fnEIT): review, method and engineering aspects - Fast neural electrical impedance tomography (fnEIT) is a technique for imaging neural activity in brains or nerves, with a resolution of milliseconds and millimetres, using an applied current and boundary or depth voltage measurement. Proof of principle has been demonstrated in animal studies, but it is yet to be adopted into common use. Objective The purpose of this review is to provide an int...

Resting-State Functional Metrics Associated with Seizure Recurrence After Antiseizure Medication Withdrawal - Antiseizure medication (ASM) withdrawal after sustained seizure freedom requires a balanced estimate of recurrence risk, yet objective imaging correlates remain uncertain. This prospective observational protocol compared prewithdrawal resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in 30 patients with epilepsy and 22 healthy controls (HC). All patients completed 12 months of follow-u...

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.