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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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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SeizureFormer: A Multi-Scale Transformer for Seizure Risk Forecasting from RNS-Derived Biomarkers -
We present SeizureFormer, a Transformer-based model for long-horizon seizure risk forecasting (1-14 days) using structured biomarkers-interictal epileptiform activity (IEA) and long episodes (LE)-extracted from responsive neurostimulation (RNS) systems. Unlike prior models based on raw scalp EEG, SeizureFormer leverages stable RNS biomarkers and integrates multi-scale CNN patch embedding, cross...
Specialization challenges and improvement strategies in pediatric epilepsy diagnosis and treatment under the leadership of tertiary hospitals: A multi-center cross-sectional survey in Chongqing - OBJECTIVE: To analyze the current state of primary pediatric epilepsy care, providing evidence for regional capacity-building strategies.
Bridging adolescence and adulthood: Mood disorders in the epilepsy transition population - OBJECTIVE: Adolescents and young adults (AYA) with epilepsy lack the knowledge or ability to appropriately manage their condition. As a result, they are at risk of poor medical and social outcomes (3). While AYA patients with underlying mood disorders are at risk for unsuccessful transfer of care, there have been limited studies assessing the frequency of mood disorders and associated risk fact...
Circulating microRNAs as biomarkers in pediatric epilepsy: A longitudinal cohort study - OBJECTIVE: Epilepsy is the most common chronic neurological disorder in children, and approximately one third of patients develop drug-resistant seizures. Reliable biomarkers are needed to improve diagnosis, prognostic assessment, and treatment monitoring. This study evaluated four circulating microRNAs-miR-15a-5p, miR-106b-5p, miR-146a-5p, and miR-152-3p-as potential diagnostic and prognostic ...
Automated epilepsy and seizure type phenotyping with pre-trained language models - CONCLUSIONS: By extracting expert-level epilepsy phenotypes from routine clinical text at scale, this approach transforms unstructured EHR data into a resource for longitudinal, population-informed epilepsy care. Automated phenotyping enables analyses of epilepsy trajectories and treatment outcomes that are not feasible with structured data alone, supporting future clinical and translational re...
TMS timed to interictal epileptiform discharges - Interictal epileptiform discharges (IEDs) are pathological hypersynchronous bursts of electrical brain activity that occur between seizures in patients with epilepsy. IEDs are caused by transient brain states that are difficult to predict, making them a challenging neurophysiological and technological case for brain-state-dependent stimulation. Administering stimulation at IED onset may provide...
Specialization challenges and improvement strategies in pediatric epilepsy diagnosis and treatment under the leadership of tertiary hospitals: A multi-center cross-sectional survey in Chongqing - OBJECTIVE: To analyze the current state of primary pediatric epilepsy care, providing evidence for regional capacity-building strategies.
Bridging adolescence and adulthood: Mood disorders in the epilepsy transition population - OBJECTIVE: Adolescents and young adults (AYA) with epilepsy lack the knowledge or ability to appropriately manage their condition. As a result, they are at risk of poor medical and social outcomes (3). While AYA patients with underlying mood disorders are at risk for unsuccessful transfer of care, there have been limited studies assessing the frequency of mood disorders and associated risk fact...
Circulating microRNAs as biomarkers in pediatric epilepsy: A longitudinal cohort study - OBJECTIVE: Epilepsy is the most common chronic neurological disorder in children, and approximately one third of patients develop drug-resistant seizures. Reliable biomarkers are needed to improve diagnosis, prognostic assessment, and treatment monitoring. This study evaluated four circulating microRNAs-miR-15a-5p, miR-106b-5p, miR-146a-5p, and miR-152-3p-as potential diagnostic and prognostic ...
Automated epilepsy and seizure type phenotyping with pre-trained language models - CONCLUSIONS: By extracting expert-level epilepsy phenotypes from routine clinical text at scale, this approach transforms unstructured EHR data into a resource for longitudinal, population-informed epilepsy care. Automated phenotyping enables analyses of epilepsy trajectories and treatment outcomes that are not feasible with structured data alone, supporting future clinical and translational re...
TMS timed to interictal epileptiform discharges - Interictal epileptiform discharges (IEDs) are pathological hypersynchronous bursts of electrical brain activity that occur between seizures in patients with epilepsy. IEDs are caused by transient brain states that are difficult to predict, making them a challenging neurophysiological and technological case for brain-state-dependent stimulation. Administering stimulation at IED onset may provide...
Science Daily
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.
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.