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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 ...

Pediatrics in Brevard: Here's what to know about epilepsy, what to do if someone has seizure - 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-most common neurologic condition in the world. November is National ...

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, ...

Bridging the “Hope Gap” in Long-Term Epilepsy Management - Dr Pavel Klein discusses strategies to address patient skepticism and improve seizure reporting to enhance clinical outcomes in epilepsy.

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 ...

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 ...

Neurofeedback Therapists in Texas - Our highly specialized and carefully selected team offers biofeedback, neurofeedback, play therapy, parenting support & individual counseling. What makes DIC different than other counseling practices?

What is neurofeedback? Video game-like therapy being used to treat anxiety, ADHD and more - It’s like a gym for your brain. As issues like anxiety, depression and restless sleep have spiked during the pandemic, some people are turning to neurofeedback, a kind of gym for the brain. It’s a ...

How Neurofeedback Can Help Troubled Couples Get Back on the Same Wavelength - Dr. David Helfand (left) with a patient. The cap contains 19 electrodes that measure the brain’s electrical activity. Credit: Courtesy When a 10-year romantic relationship ended last spring for ...

Brain training with neurofeedback shows enhanced benefits on cognitive functions - Neurofeedback has been used for decades to reinforce healthy brain functions. With previous research reporting a positive correlation between enhanced brain activities during brain training and ...

Neurofeedback is the newest mental health hack among entrepreneurs. Here’s why - Running a business can be an exhilarating and rewarding journey, but it can also bring a unique set of stressors. While the beginning stages of a business can be exciting and feel full of ...

Prevalence of neurocysticercosis and its characteristics among people with epileptic seizures and progressively worsening severe headaches in 60 villages in three provinces of Burkina Faso - PURPOSE: Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a common cause of epilepsy in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Few studies have described neuroimaging findings in individuals with headaches in addition to epilepsy. Our aim was therefore to describe the types of NCC lesions seen on cerebral computed tomography (cCT), among participants with progressively worsening severe headaches (PWSH) and epile...

Myoclonus in Pediatric Metabolic Diseases: Clinical Spectrum, Mechanisms, and Treatable Causes-A Systematic Review - Background: Myoclonus, a sudden brief shock-like involuntary movement, represents a common yet under-recognized manifestation across many inherited metabolic disorders. Although its occurrence has been reported in case series and small cohorts, the overall spectrum, pathophysiological mechanisms, and therapeutic relevance of metabolic myoclonus have not been systematically summarized. Methods: ...

EEG microstate-derived dynamic network biomarkers for lateralization and structural etiology in temporal lobe epilepsy - OBJECTIVE: Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is the most common focal epilepsy but remains highly heterogeneous across hemispheric and structural etiology. This study aimed to characterize microstate-based network dynamics in TLE and evaluate their diagnostic value for seizure lateralization and structural etiology using machine learning.

Gender-Associated Differences in the Regulation of Potassium Channels in Astrocytes of Type 2 Diabetic Mice - Hyperglycemia is linked to a higher risk of diabetes, epilepsy, and seizures, which contribute to increased mortality. Previous research has shown that hyperglycemia impairs the function of the polyamine-dependent Kir4.1 channels in cultured astrocytes, and a similar effect was observed in male astrocytes from diabetic (db/db) mice. However, whether there are sex differences in this effect rema...

Graded extent of hippocampal resection is related to neuropsychological outcomes in temporal lobe epilepsy surgery - OBJECTIVE: Surgical resection for epilepsy seeks to maximize seizure freedom while minimizing new neurocognitive impairments. Tailored resections guided by anatomoelectroclinical (AEC) hypotheses offer the possibility of sparing parts of the hippocampus. The relationship between the extent of hippocampal resection and postoperative neurocognitive outcomes in this context has not been studied an...

Monocular ictal nystagmus in a dog: potentially a newly recognized focal seizure phenotype - A 3-year-old, male neutered toy Chinese crested powderpuff dog was presented with an acute onset obtundation that progressed to status epilepticus. On presentation, neurological examination was localized to a right forebrain lesion. Bizarre episodes, consisting of disconjugate nystagmus of the left eye, medial strabismus of the right eye with convergent-retraction movements in both eyes, were r...

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.