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Yoga shows promise for anxiety relief and seizure control in epilepsy, claims AIIMS study - The study found that yoga reduced the burden of epilepsy and improved the overall quality of life in epilepsy patients by reducing the perceived stigma.

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 ...

FMCSA reviews 11 epilepsy waiver requests from commercial drivers - Eleven truck drivers with histories of epilepsy or seizure disorders are asking federal regulators for exemptions. The post FMCSA reviews 11 epilepsy waiver requests from commercial drivers appeared ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Assessment of gabapentin efficacy in patients with KCNQ2-developmental epileptic encephalopathy - KCNQ2‑related developmental epileptic encephalopathy (KCNQ2‑DEE) is characterized by intractable epilepsy, cognitive impairment, and behavioral problems, highlighting the urgent need for precision therapies. This study aimed to promote the clinical application of gabapentin, a known Kv7 channel opener, in KCNQ2‑DEE by evaluating its efficacy in four patients carrying different KCNQ2 variants. T...

The association of opioid use disorder with post-cerebral aneurysm rupture outcomes - CONCLUSIONS: Pre-existing OUD was associated with higher post-rupture mortality, seizures, myocardial infarction, and longer hospitalization. Further studies are needed to clarify mechanisms, better address residual confounding, and determine whether these associations persist across settings.

Carrying the weight in silence: lived realities of epilepsy caregivers in Shai Osudoku and Ningo Prampram - CONCLUSION: The findings underscore the need for contextually grounded epilepsy care models that address the interplay of sociocultural beliefs, financial constraints, and barriers to healthcare access. Strengthening and improving caregiver support through accessible mental health services, targeted education, improved access to affordable antiseizure medications, and community-based stigma-red...

Use of medium-chain triglycerides in paediatric patients with drug-resistant epilepsy without ketogenic therapy - OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of a Medium Chain Triglyceride (MCT) add-on treatment in children with drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE).

Seizure outcomes after laser interstitial thermal therapy for pediatric extratemporal lobe epilepsy - CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrated that LITT is a safe and effective treatment option for pediatric ETLE and may achieve acceptable rates of seizure freedom with a minimally invasive approach. Concordance between noninvasive imaging (particularly PET) with LITT targets was associated with favorable outcomes, underscoring the importance of thorough preoperative evaluations to determine appropr...

Every Second Counts: The School Nurse as a Health Educator - A Cross Sectional Observational Study - Background Schools are key environments for children's daily lives, where urgent events such as syncope, hypoglycemia, seizures, and minor trauma can occur. In Italy, the absence of school nurses and the lack of mandatory first aid training for all teachers place initial emergency management largely on educational staff, whose preparation is variable. Enhancing first aid culture and readiness i...

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.