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First seizure clinic provides visit, pediatric epilepsy diagnosis in less than a week -
The first seizure clinic model enabled rapid diagnosis and treatment for children with epilepsy, according to data presented at the American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting. These specialized ...
What to know about epilepsy and seizure first aid - November is Epilepsy Awareness Month. Many people may already be aware of the condition from its prevalence in medical dramas, but that portrayal is often exaggerated and does not fully encapsulate ...
'Unique' AI-powered headset can predict epilepsy seizures - A “unique” AI-powered headset that can predict epileptic seizures minutes before they occur has been developed by scientists in Scotland. The Glasgow Caledonian University team behind the research say ...
New tools map seizures in the brain, improve epilepsy treatment - Two new models could solve a problem that's long frustrated millions of people with epilepsy and the doctors who treat them: how to find precisely where seizures originate to treat exactly that part ...
Self-guided behavioral app helps children with epilepsy sleep earlier - An evidence-based web-app helped children with epilepsy to fall asleep on average 16.5 minutes earlier. A new UK-wide clinical trial led by the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience ...
Fenfluramine linked to significantly improved seizure outcomes vs. placebo at 14 weeks - Individuals with a rare form of epilepsy treated with fenfluramine experienced significantly greater seizure reduction as well as clinically meaningful global functioning improvement compared with ...
What Is Epilepsy Surgery? - Medications can control seizures in most people with epilepsy, but they don’t work for everyone. About 30% of people taking the drugs can’t tolerate the side effects. In some cases, brain surgery may ...
Tragedy Strikes: Man with Epilepsy Falls Into Bonfire - A 50-year-old man, Basawan, suffering from epilepsy, tragically died after he fell into a bonfire during a seizure in Bhakora village. The police reported that his body was found half-burnt by ...
Women and Epilepsy - You could say that epilepsy doesn't discriminate. It strikes men and women at about the same rate. Men are slightly more likely to develop it than women. But that doesn't mean that it always affects ...
The epilepsy signs in children parents could miss - Epilepsy is not a one size fits all condition and there are a few tell tale signs that parents could miss, said Dr Jonathan Redelinghuys.
What to know about epilepsy and seizure first aid - November is Epilepsy Awareness Month. Many people may already be aware of the condition from its prevalence in medical dramas, but that portrayal is often exaggerated and does not fully encapsulate ...
'Unique' AI-powered headset can predict epilepsy seizures - A “unique” AI-powered headset that can predict epileptic seizures minutes before they occur has been developed by scientists in Scotland. The Glasgow Caledonian University team behind the research say ...
New tools map seizures in the brain, improve epilepsy treatment - Two new models could solve a problem that's long frustrated millions of people with epilepsy and the doctors who treat them: how to find precisely where seizures originate to treat exactly that part ...
Self-guided behavioral app helps children with epilepsy sleep earlier - An evidence-based web-app helped children with epilepsy to fall asleep on average 16.5 minutes earlier. A new UK-wide clinical trial led by the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience ...
Fenfluramine linked to significantly improved seizure outcomes vs. placebo at 14 weeks - Individuals with a rare form of epilepsy treated with fenfluramine experienced significantly greater seizure reduction as well as clinically meaningful global functioning improvement compared with ...
What Is Epilepsy Surgery? - Medications can control seizures in most people with epilepsy, but they don’t work for everyone. About 30% of people taking the drugs can’t tolerate the side effects. In some cases, brain surgery may ...
Tragedy Strikes: Man with Epilepsy Falls Into Bonfire - A 50-year-old man, Basawan, suffering from epilepsy, tragically died after he fell into a bonfire during a seizure in Bhakora village. The police reported that his body was found half-burnt by ...
Women and Epilepsy - You could say that epilepsy doesn't discriminate. It strikes men and women at about the same rate. Men are slightly more likely to develop it than women. But that doesn't mean that it always affects ...
The epilepsy signs in children parents could miss - Epilepsy is not a one size fits all condition and there are a few tell tale signs that parents could miss, said Dr Jonathan Redelinghuys.
Neurofeedback News
Rewiring Your Brain: Neurofeedback Goes Mainstream -
Will Strahl walked up to my door with a massive black briefcase in his hand, the kind you could use to tote a dirty bomb. Once inside my living room, he cracked open the case and removed a laptop, a ...
How Neurofeedback Can Help You - Neurofeedback is a computer-guided, noninvasive brain-function training based on EEG feedback. Neurofeedback is also called “neurotherapy,” “neurobiofeedback,” or “electroencephalography” (EEG) ...
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 ...
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 ...
Neurofeedback Gains Popularity and Lab Attention - You sit in a chair, facing a computer screen, while a clinician sticks electrodes to your scalp with a viscous goop that takes days to wash out of your hair. Wires from the sensors connect to a ...
How Neurofeedback Can Help You - Neurofeedback is a computer-guided, noninvasive brain-function training based on EEG feedback. Neurofeedback is also called “neurotherapy,” “neurobiofeedback,” or “electroencephalography” (EEG) ...
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 ...
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 ...
Neurofeedback Gains Popularity and Lab Attention - You sit in a chair, facing a computer screen, while a clinician sticks electrodes to your scalp with a viscous goop that takes days to wash out of your hair. Wires from the sensors connect to a ...
Medical News Today
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Biomarkers -
CONCLUSION: We found specific changes in microstate transition entropy in AD with and without epilepsy and across the sleep-wake cycle. Increased entropy in N2 sleep, a stage associated with memory consolidation, was predictive of cognitive decline. Our results offer new insights into understanding brain-altered dynamics during sleep in AD and open venues to develop new prognostic tools for cog...
SnNb(2)O(6)-Based Capacitive Memristive Synapses with Intrinsic LIF Dynamics for Neuromorphic Epilepsy Detection - Integrating tunable leaky-integrate-and-fire (LIF) dynamics with a synaptic memristor holds profound promise in the early diagnosis of neurological disorders. Here, a SnNb(2)O(6)-based capacitive memristor is presented, which emulates a biosynaptic neuron through an LIF-type excitatory postsynaptic current (EPSC) for epileptic seizure monitoring. The device functions with stable coupled bipolar...
Paroxysmal Slow Waves Mark Ictal Networks - Epilepsy diagnosis and treatment monitoring are hindered by the episodic, heterogeneous expression of seizures and by normal-appearing scalp EEG in many patients. We previously described paroxysmal slow-wave events (PSWEs)-brief epochs of broadband slowing detectable on EEG. Here, using intracerebral and epidural recordings in a paraoxon rat model of temporal lobe epilepsy, we show that PSWEs a...
Aphasic Status Epilepticus Treated in the Emergency Room: A Report of Two Cases - The clinical characteristics of patients with an aphasic status epilepticus (ASE) remain unclear. Here, we present two cases with ASE. Case 1 was a 61-year-old man who was admitted to our hospital with cortical deafness and severe aphasia. He was treated in our emergency department for status epilepticus, and his symptoms resolved. Electroencephalography (EEG) showed lateralized periodic discha...
Crucial Insights from Interictal 99mTc-ECD Brain Perfusion SPECT in Enhancing Pediatric Epilepsy Diagnosis and Management - CONCLUSION: 99mTc-ECD brain perfusion SPECT is a valuable diagnostic tool in the comprehensive evaluation of pediatric DRE. It enhances lateralization and localization of epileptogenic zones, especially when conventional imaging is nondiagnostic. Interictal brain SPECT, is easily available, indispensable, and complementary in diagnosis. Combining it with clinical and electrophysiological evalua...
The Adherence to Anti-seizure Medications in Adolescents is Complex and Requires Consideration of All Influencing Factors - No abstract
SnNb(2)O(6)-Based Capacitive Memristive Synapses with Intrinsic LIF Dynamics for Neuromorphic Epilepsy Detection - Integrating tunable leaky-integrate-and-fire (LIF) dynamics with a synaptic memristor holds profound promise in the early diagnosis of neurological disorders. Here, a SnNb(2)O(6)-based capacitive memristor is presented, which emulates a biosynaptic neuron through an LIF-type excitatory postsynaptic current (EPSC) for epileptic seizure monitoring. The device functions with stable coupled bipolar...
Paroxysmal Slow Waves Mark Ictal Networks - Epilepsy diagnosis and treatment monitoring are hindered by the episodic, heterogeneous expression of seizures and by normal-appearing scalp EEG in many patients. We previously described paroxysmal slow-wave events (PSWEs)-brief epochs of broadband slowing detectable on EEG. Here, using intracerebral and epidural recordings in a paraoxon rat model of temporal lobe epilepsy, we show that PSWEs a...
Aphasic Status Epilepticus Treated in the Emergency Room: A Report of Two Cases - The clinical characteristics of patients with an aphasic status epilepticus (ASE) remain unclear. Here, we present two cases with ASE. Case 1 was a 61-year-old man who was admitted to our hospital with cortical deafness and severe aphasia. He was treated in our emergency department for status epilepticus, and his symptoms resolved. Electroencephalography (EEG) showed lateralized periodic discha...
Crucial Insights from Interictal 99mTc-ECD Brain Perfusion SPECT in Enhancing Pediatric Epilepsy Diagnosis and Management - CONCLUSION: 99mTc-ECD brain perfusion SPECT is a valuable diagnostic tool in the comprehensive evaluation of pediatric DRE. It enhances lateralization and localization of epileptogenic zones, especially when conventional imaging is nondiagnostic. Interictal brain SPECT, is easily available, indispensable, and complementary in diagnosis. Combining it with clinical and electrophysiological evalua...
The Adherence to Anti-seizure Medications in Adolescents is Complex and Requires Consideration of All Influencing Factors - No abstract
Science Daily
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.
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.