Epilepsy and Seizure News
Medico‑Legal Expert Applauds Long-Awaited, Sensible Guidance Update on Seizure‑Related Driving -
Jeffrey Segal, MD, JD, the founder of Medical Justice and a nationally recognized medico‑legal authority, supports a newly issued Position Statement from the American Academy of Neurology, American ...
Scalp Implant Improves Real-World Epilepsy Tracking -
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, Aug. 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — An under-the-scalp implant can improve monitoring of a person’s epilepsy, giving doctors data they need to improve ...
What to know about epilepsy and seizure first aid -
To understand epilepsy and its impact on daily life, it's important to review the facts, recognize its effects and know the basics of seizure first aid. Understanding epilepsy It is a common condition ...
After 36 Years, Patient’s Life Is Changed by Epilepsy Treatment -
After decades of seizures, Jennifer Alvis found life-changing care at U of U Health. Thanks to advanced epilepsy treatment, she’s now seizure-free and living life to the fullest.
Doctors use Prozac to treat rare form of epilepsy: Case study -
A team of WashU Medicine researchers has discovered a promising new use for Prozac, which is the brand name of the antidepressant fluoxetine, in the treatment of children with rare forms of epilepsy.
Under-the-skin electrode enables real-world epilepsy seizure monitoring -
King's College researchers develop a minimally invasive under-the-skin electrode that allows continuous, real-world tracking of epilepsy seizures ...
Under-the-skin electrode allows for real-world epilepsy tracking -
New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London in partnership with the Mayo Clinic and UNEEG medical, has found that an electronic device ...
First curriculum for epilepsy surgery aims to provide international training standards -
An ILAE task force has developed the first international curriculum for epilepsy surgery with the goal of providing global training standards.
Epilepsy Surgery Shows Long-Term Survival Benefits -
Surgery leads to a reduction in mortality among adults with drug-resistant epilepsy after 15 years and gradually aligns their long-term survival with that of the general population.
A brain biotech slumps even with ‘best case’ seizure data -
Positive results from a mid-stage study apparently weren’t enough to raise investor confidence in Praxis Precision Medicines and its experimental drug for epilepsy.
Neurofeedback News
Rewiring Your Brain: Neurofeedback Goes Mainstream -
A neurofeedback patient learns to control his brain activity by watching a video game of a jet that flies once he produces the desired brain wave pattern on November 20, 2006 in Irvine, California.
Neurofeedback for ADHD: Significant, Lasting Improvement -
Neurofeedback trains users with electroencephalographic sensors embedded in a bicycle helmet to increase their beta waves (an attentive state) and to suppress theta waves (a drowsy state) when ...
Can Neurofeedback Brain Training Ease Neuropathy? - Curetoday -
Neurofeedback, a type of functional brain training, can be used to reduce chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in patients with cancer. It is estimated that anywhere from 71 percent to 96 ...
Neurofeedback Gains Popularity and Lab Attention -
He says neurofeedback helped stabilize the child’s brain activity, eliminating the seizures. And within three months, said Mr. Magagnos, a retired police officer, Peter’s teachers were calling ...
What is neurofeedback? - Fast Company -
Neurofeedback is the newest mental health hack among entrepreneurs. Here’s why Neurofeedback is a non-pharmaceutical approach to improving brain health, mood, and cognitive disorders.
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Type I interferon signaling promotes kainic acid-induced seizures through mTOR activation -
Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder characterized by recurrent seizures, yet the role of type I interferon (IFN) signaling in seizure pathogenesis remains elusive. In this study, we show that deficiency of type I IFN signaling reduces seizure severity in a kainic acid-induced mouse model. Ifnar1^(-/-) mice exhibited significantly lower seizure scores at multiple time points (e.g., U = 8...
Interictal epileptiform discharges as the most significant confounding factor underlying memory impairment in focal epilepsy -
BACKGROUND: Cognitive disturbances are highly prevalent in focal epilepsy and are often attributed to multifactorial causes, though the specific contributions of various predictors remain poorly understood. This study aimed to identify and prioritize factors contributing to memory deficits in temporal lobe epilepsy, with a particular emphasis on interictal epileptiform discharges (IED).
Multimodal quantitative analysis guides precise preoperative localization of epilepsy -
Epilepsy surgery efficacy is critically contingent upon the precise localization of the epileptogenic zone (EZ). However, conventional qualitative methods face challenges in achieving accurate localization, integrating multimodal data, and accounting for variations in clinical expertise among practitioners. With the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence and computing power, multimodal qu...
Neonatal hypoglycaemic brain injury, a common cause of early-childhood epilepsy in India: A prospective longitudinal study on aetiologies and outcomes -
AIM: To evaluate the aetiologies and long-term seizure outcomes in early childhood epilepsy in a low- to middle-income country (India).
Sudden unexplained death in individuals with and without epilepsy -
CONCLUSION: SUDEP cases are more frequently unwitnessed, involve individuals living alone, and are associated with psychiatric comorbidities than SUDs without epilepsy. Enhancing psychiatric care and supervision for individuals with epilepsy may reduce SUDEP incidence. Cardiac evaluations of arrhythmias are crucial before and during ASM administration.
Global, regional, and national epidemiology of childhood epilepsy from 1990 to 2021: a systematic study based on the GBD 2021 -
CONCLUSION: Childhood epilepsy remains a growing global health concern, with an increasing incidence despite ongoing declines in mortality and DALYs. Although advancements in healthcare have contributed to reduced epilepsy-related deaths and DALYs over time, the absolute burden of this neurological disorder remains substantial, particularly in pediatric populations, with significant regional di...
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