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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 ...

Hybrid AI architecture improves seizure prediction using EEG signals - Epilepsy affects about 50 million people worldwide and can seriously affect patients' quality of life. Electroencephalography (EEG), which records the brain's electrical activity in real time, plays ...

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 ...

Novel neurofeedback technique enhances awareness of mind-wandering - Everyone knows the feeling. You are trying to concentrate on driving or studying, or paying attention in a boring meeting, but suddenly, you realize that you are thinking about something irrelevant to ...

Neurofeedback shows promise for addressing 'chemo brain' in pilot study - Restoring normal functioning in the brains of cancer patients through neurofeedback could potentially alleviate the mental fogginess that many report after treatment, according to a new pilot study ...

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 ...

Neurofeedback shows promise for addressing 'chemo brain' - The pilot study is one of the first to indicate that neurofeedback could help address cognitive deficits of cancer patients experiencing 'chemo brain.' Restoring normal functioning in the brains of ...

Neurofeedback shows promise for addressing ‘chemo brain’ in UCLA pilot study - LOS ANGELES – Restoring normal functioning in the brains of cancer patients through neurofeedback could potentially alleviate the mental fogginess that many report after treatment, according to a new ...

Diffusion MRI Assessment of White Matter Microstructure and Free-Water Fraction in Drug-Naïve Children with SeLECTS - Self-limited epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (SeLECTS) is a common childhood-onset focal epilepsy syndrome. Although seizures are typically self-limited, some children may show neurodevelopmental or cognitive vulnerability. Diffusion MRI may provide insight into white matter alterations in SeLECTS. Objective To evaluate white matter diffusion differences in newly diagnosed, drug-naïve child...

D2 dopamine and CB2 cannabinoid receptor cooperation restores striatal LTP in an epilepsy model - Increasing evidence suggests that subcortical structures contribute to seizure susceptibility and cognitive impairment in several epileptic syndromes. However, research into mechanisms linking neuronal excitability and synaptic dysfunction in epilepsy has mainly focused on the cortex and hippocampus, leaving basal ganglia contributions largely unexplored. Using a genetic murine model of Lafora ...

Responsive Neurostimulation of the Centromedian Nucleus of the Thalamus for the Treatment of Drug-Resistant Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy: A Retrospective Analysis of Efficacy and Exploratory Rol... - CONCLUSIONS: The results of this cases series suggest CMN-RNS therapy in people with drug-resistant IGE may significantly reduce the frequency of GTC. Preliminary evidence may support alternative paradigms of mid and low-frequency stimulation when high-frequency stimulation is poorly tolerated or not efficacious.

Epilepsy-associated potassium channel KCNT1 is required for multiciliated cell specification in Xenopus - Pathogenic, presumed gain-of-function variants in the gene KCNT1, which encodes a sodium-activated potassium channel, cause a severe neurodevelopmental disorder with intractable epilepsy. In addition to seizures, affected individuals commonly present with severe respiratory issues and structural heart defects not commonly observed in other genetic pediatric epilepsies, suggesting additional dev...

Awake resection of temporal encephalocele associated with drug-resistant epilepsy: illustrative case - BACKGROUND: The association between temporal encephaloceles (TEs) and drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) is well recognized, yet the literature regarding therapeutic management remains scarce and largely retrospective. Reported strategies vary from conservative approaches to extensive resection of encephaloceles including the adjacent epileptogenic zone (EZ). Surprisingly, although the EZ may be loc...

Prevalence and Treatment Gap of Epilepsy in Rural Ludhiana: A Community-Based Study - CONCLUSIONS: The study underscores the significant prevalence and treatment gap of epilepsy in rural Ludhiana, highlighting the need for improved awareness, targeted healthcare strategies, and rehabilitation efforts. Strengthening counseling services at the primary healthcare level may substantially improve treatment adherence. A multifaceted approach is required considering socioeconomic, educ...

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.