Epilepsy News

Xenon phase 3 epilepsy readout 'blows away' expectations, stock soars - Xenon Pharmaceuticals’ anti-seizure candidate has smashed a pivotal trial out of the park, lowering seizure rates by more than 50% for some patients as it looks to position itself to become the ...

In people with epilepsy, sleeping after a seizure may trigger more seizures - Epileptic seizures alter sleep by prolonging the stage that's central to memory formation, potentially predisposing the brain to "remember" how to trigger subsequent seizures more easily, a small ...

Xenon To Seek Approval of First-in-Class Epilepsy Drug After Exceeding Phase 3 Expectations - Azetukalner, a Kv7 potassium channel opener, reduced the frequency of focal onset seizures by a placebo-adjusted rate of 42.7%. Xenon Pharmaceuticals believes this is the highest such efficacy ...

Epilepsy Foundation of America Partners with SeizeSense to Expand Seizure Safety Awareness Nationwide - The Epilepsy Foundation of America announced today a new partnership with SeizeSense, a youth-founded nonprofit dedicated to seizure education and stigma reduction, alongside a national seizure safety ...

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, ...

11 Sleep and Epilepsy Frequently Asked Questions - Quality sleep is critical for people living with epilepsy to avoid triggering seizures. Poor sleep can affect seizures, memory, and more.

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 ...

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 ...

Help managing ADHD, anxiety, and depression with Neurofeedback Therapy - SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (Good Things Utah) – for some people, managing symptoms of trauma, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and sleep issues can result in professional after professional all trying ...

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 ...

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 ...

Early pregnancy seizure due to neurocysticercosis: navigating unique complexities in its diagnosis and management - No abstract

Effectiveness of meditation in the management of epilepsy: An updated mini systematic review of recent findings - CONCLUSION: Meditation appears to be a promising adjunctive therapy for improving psychological well-being and potentially modulating cortical excitability in epilepsy. Future well-powered randomized controlled trials with standardized protocols and longer follow-up are warranted to confirm these findings and explore effects on seizure control.

Vanillin suppresses seizure-induced mortality in the DBA/1 mouse model of SUDEP - Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) poses a significant public health burden. Seizure-induced apnea has been identified as a major event leading to death after generalized seizures. Vanillin, an herbal compound, stimulates monoaminergic signaling. Given that enhancing the function of monoamines [serotonin (5-HT) and norepinephrine (NE)] reduces seizure-induced mortality in animal models...

Developmental regulation in adolescents with epilepsy who attend regular school: A comparative study part II - OBJECTIVE: Using strategies for achieving age-specific goals is essential for developmental regulation. In a previous study, we demonstrated that adolescents with epilepsy have difficulty achieving some of their goals, which necessitates further research into the goal attainment process.

Pediatric frontal lobe epilepsy surgery: long-term neuropsychological outcomes and their predictors - CONCLUSIONS: Medium- to long-term neuropsychological outcomes after pediatric frontal lobe surgery are largely preserved or improved. Etiology, resection extent, and involvement of ventromedial/orbitofrontal networks strongly influence outcomes, underscoring the importance of early evaluation, detailed network mapping, and surgical precision.

Association of Interictal Respiratory Variability and Severity of Postictal Hypoxemia After Generalized Convulsive Seizures - BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Severe hypoxemia after generalized convulsive seizures (GCSs) can trigger neural injury and is a potential biomarker for sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP). Some degree of variability in interbreath interval is normal, but increased variability may suggest dysfunctional breathing control and may be associated with severe postictal hypoxemia. We evaluated the ...

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.