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Gut-Derived Chemical May Help Prevent Epilepsy After Brain Injury -
Researchers showed that sodium butyrate, a gut-derived compound, reduced inflammation and seizure frequency after traumatic brain injury. The findings support a strategy to prevent post-TBI epilepsy ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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Nursing a Patient With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Stage 4B With Epilepsy: A Case Study -
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rare motor neuron disease characterised by progressive muscle weakness, which can eventually lead to death. So far there is no effective cure for it. This case report discusses the nursing of a patient with stage 4B amyotrophic lateral sclerosis complicated with epilepsy and sudden disturbance of consciousness during his stay in an intensive care unit (I...
Synchronized Imaging of Hydrogen Peroxide and Hydroxyl Radical in Pyroptosis and Epilepsy - Real-time visualization of oxidative stress in living systems poses a formidable challenge in epilepsy research, primarily due to the scarcity of tools capable of selectively distinguishing structurally similar reactive oxygen species (ROS) with high specificity. Here, we present a dual-functional fluorescent probe, HH, capable of independently detecting hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) and hydroxy...
Effect of high altitude on the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of valproate in epileptic rats - CONCLUSION: High altitude not only exacerbate seizure severity but also significantly alter the PK and PD of VPA in epileptic rats. This study suggests that epilepsy patients rapidly entering high altitude regions may require an appropriate increase in dosage and enhanced PK/PD monitoring during VPA treatment to ensure clinical efficacy.
Shared Genetic Architecture of Epilepsy and Glioma Revealed by Mendelian Randomization: Identifying Prognostic Biomarkers and Therapeutic Targets - CONCLUSION: These results reveal a common genetic architecture between glioma and epilepsy, offering candidate biomarkers and therapeutic strategies for the management of GRE.
Thyroid dysfunction and migraine across racial and age groups: A multinational cohort study - CONCLUSION: In this large, multinational real-world study, both hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism were independently associated with increased migraine prevalence across diverse racial and age groups. These results highlight thyroid dysfunction as an important comorbid condition in migraine and support further prospective and mechanistic investigation.
Histopathological Evidence of Neurodegenerative Pathology in Epilepsy: A Systematic Review - Epilepsy affects > 50 million people worldwide and is associated with a disproportionate burden of cognitive impairment. Emerging evidence suggests that neurodegenerative proteinopathies, particularly hyperphosphorylated tau (p-tau) and amyloid-β (Aβ), may contribute to cognitive dysfunction in people with epilepsy (PWE), even in the absence of dementia. However, the prevalence, distribution, a...
Synchronized Imaging of Hydrogen Peroxide and Hydroxyl Radical in Pyroptosis and Epilepsy - Real-time visualization of oxidative stress in living systems poses a formidable challenge in epilepsy research, primarily due to the scarcity of tools capable of selectively distinguishing structurally similar reactive oxygen species (ROS) with high specificity. Here, we present a dual-functional fluorescent probe, HH, capable of independently detecting hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) and hydroxy...
Effect of high altitude on the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of valproate in epileptic rats - CONCLUSION: High altitude not only exacerbate seizure severity but also significantly alter the PK and PD of VPA in epileptic rats. This study suggests that epilepsy patients rapidly entering high altitude regions may require an appropriate increase in dosage and enhanced PK/PD monitoring during VPA treatment to ensure clinical efficacy.
Shared Genetic Architecture of Epilepsy and Glioma Revealed by Mendelian Randomization: Identifying Prognostic Biomarkers and Therapeutic Targets - CONCLUSION: These results reveal a common genetic architecture between glioma and epilepsy, offering candidate biomarkers and therapeutic strategies for the management of GRE.
Thyroid dysfunction and migraine across racial and age groups: A multinational cohort study - CONCLUSION: In this large, multinational real-world study, both hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism were independently associated with increased migraine prevalence across diverse racial and age groups. These results highlight thyroid dysfunction as an important comorbid condition in migraine and support further prospective and mechanistic investigation.
Histopathological Evidence of Neurodegenerative Pathology in Epilepsy: A Systematic Review - Epilepsy affects > 50 million people worldwide and is associated with a disproportionate burden of cognitive impairment. Emerging evidence suggests that neurodegenerative proteinopathies, particularly hyperphosphorylated tau (p-tau) and amyloid-β (Aβ), may contribute to cognitive dysfunction in people with epilepsy (PWE), even in the absence of dementia. However, the prevalence, distribution, a...
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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.