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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 ...

Study: Epilepsy patients benefit from structured 'seizure action plans' - A new 16-week study of 204 adult epilepsy patients found that 98% of participants believe that all patients with epilepsy should have a seizure action plan (SAP), regardless of seizure status. These ...

EPILEPSY AWARENESS: Local neurologist explains condition & seizure first aid - COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Local experts say epilepsy is not a condition to be afraid of. Piedmont Columbus Regional pediatric neurologist Pierre Fequiere treats patients with epilepsy every day and knows ...

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 ...

Teacher with Epilepsy from Viral Seizure Video Shares Advice for Others Navigating Chronic Illness at Work (Exclusive) - For Yareli Jessica Gijon, one of the biggest lessons she’s learned while living with epilepsy is that asking for help is not a weakness. The 33-year-old California teacher, who recently went viral ...

What Is Neurofeedback Therapy And How Does It Work? - Ashwini Nadkarni, M.D., is a board-certified psychiatrist, Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School and Interim Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs in the Department of Psychiatry at Brigham and Women ...

Rewiring Your Brain: Neurofeedback Goes Mainstream - See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Will Strahl walked up to my door with a massive black briefcase in his ...

I Tried Direct Neurofeedback and the Results Surprised Me - Transhumanism—the movement of using science and technology to improve the human being—covers many different fields of research. There are exoskeleton suits to help the disabled; there are stem cell ...

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 ...

Bellevue Therapist Beverly Brashen, Ph.D. Offers Specialized Insomnia Treatment and Neurofeedback Therapy for Trauma and Chronic Sleep Disorders Across Greater Seattle - The integrative therapist at beverlybrashen.com combines neurofeedback, CBT-I, somatic therapy, trauma-informed care, ...

Aurora-Associated Geomagnetic Activity and Health: A Review With Focus on Neurological Implications - Geomagnetic activity (GMA), particularly during auroras, has emerged as an intriguing area of research due to its potential health impact. Prior studies indicate that fluctuations in geomagnetic fields can affect diverse physiological and psychological outcomes. The aim of this article is to comprehensively review the impact of GMA on neurological health with an emphasis on implications for pat...

TPPU protects against seizures and seizure-associated comorbidities by inhibiting the Akt/mTOR signaling pathway in KA-induced convulsant mice - CONCLUSIONS: Our findings establish the Akt/mTOR axis as a critical pathway mediating the protective actions of TPPU against epilepsy and its comorbidities in murine models. This work not only advances our understanding of epilepsy pathophysiology but also identifies novel targets for the development of comprehensive therapeutic strategies.

Neuroprotective activity of the α7-nAChR positive allosteric modulator PNU-120596 on short term outcomes after traumatic brain injury - Traumatic brain injury (TBI) often leads to long-lasting neurological, cognitive, and behavioral impairments. Despite its high global burden, no disease-modifying therapies currently exist to mitigate secondary injury processes that contribute to chronic neurological deficits. Activation of α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (α7-nAChRs), which are expressed on neurons, glia, and immune cells,...

A neural mass modelling framework for evaluating EEG source localisation of seizure activity - This study addresses the challenge of objectively evaluating electroencephalography and magnetoencephalography (EEG/MEG) source localisation algorithms in the absence of an experimentally verifiable ground truth, specifically for the characterisation of ictal dynamics. 
Approach. A simulation framework is presented for generating biologically plausible ictal dynamics and their corresponding...

Functional and effective connectivity methods from SEEG for characterizing epileptogenic networks in refractory epilepsy: a comprehensive review and future directions - Brain Connectivity Analysis based on Stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) has been increasingly explored as a tool for studying Epileptogenic Networks and supporting therapies for Refractory Epilepsy. In this Review, we summarize recent methodologies and findings on SEEG-based Functional and Effective Connectivity, which aim to define the dependence and influence between spatially distributed ne...

Established and emerging neuromodulation for drug-resistant epilepsy - Drug-resistant epilepsy concerns approximately 30% of epilepsy patients. Surgical interventions might not be an option, especially in case of generalized or multifocal seizures or if there is a high risk of neurological defects caused by the resection. Currently widely approved neuromodulation approaches consist of invasive methods: vagus nerve stimulation (VNS), deep brain stimulation (DBS) an...

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.