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Texas Tech HSC Doc: Helping children, families face epilepsy with knowledge, confidence -
For National Epilepsy Awareness Month in November, a Texas Tech Physicians expert shares a message to help children and families face epilepsy with knowledge and confidence.
Seizure Burden in Resistant Epilepsy May Ease With the Tincture of Time - Focal treatment-resistant epilepsy improves over time, but seizure reduction appears to be unrelated to specific medications or neuromodulation, a multicenter trends study suggests.
Northwell study reveals hope for significant seizure reduction in chronic epilepsy - For the millions of people worldwide living with severe forms of epilepsy, some do not respond to medication and it can be difficult to find lasting relief. Patients with a severe epileptic condition ...
Long-term study challenges assumptions about epilepsy recovery - Patients with treatment-resistant epilepsy often cycle through multiple medications as they seek relief from the seizures that disrupt their lives. Yet in many cases, these drugs offer little benefit, ...
Innovation in epilepsy care: Alternatives to medication seek to reset, repair brain - Medication has long been the cornerstone of treatment for people with epilepsy, but it doesn't stop seizures for everyone and may come with significant side effects.
New Study Offers Hope for People With Drug-Resistant Epilepsy - The new study, part of the international Human Epilepsy Project, tracked nearly 150 adults who were deemed treatment-resistant. In other words, they still had seizures despite having tried at least ...
Epilepsy and triggers - This week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Sarah Schmitt about epilepsy and common triggers that may initiate a seizure in individuals with epilepsy.
Troy High students launch epilepsy awareness campaign - Six students from Troy High have launched a nonprofit called Project Synara with the goal of educating the public about epilepsy.
Funded by Lily’s Lighthouse, A Groundbreaking Functional Mushroom Study Delivers New Hope For Epilepsy - The results published in the recent edition of Pharmacological Research – Natural Products provides preliminary evidence that these natural compounds can significantly reduce seizure severity and ...
Mum 'scared every day' for daughter with epilepsy - A mother has called for more peer support for epilepsy sufferers in Guernsey and increased awareness of the condition. Shona Crowther said her 12-year old daughter Tehya had epilepsy and doctors ...
Seizure Burden in Resistant Epilepsy May Ease With the Tincture of Time - Focal treatment-resistant epilepsy improves over time, but seizure reduction appears to be unrelated to specific medications or neuromodulation, a multicenter trends study suggests.
Northwell study reveals hope for significant seizure reduction in chronic epilepsy - For the millions of people worldwide living with severe forms of epilepsy, some do not respond to medication and it can be difficult to find lasting relief. Patients with a severe epileptic condition ...
Long-term study challenges assumptions about epilepsy recovery - Patients with treatment-resistant epilepsy often cycle through multiple medications as they seek relief from the seizures that disrupt their lives. Yet in many cases, these drugs offer little benefit, ...
Innovation in epilepsy care: Alternatives to medication seek to reset, repair brain - Medication has long been the cornerstone of treatment for people with epilepsy, but it doesn't stop seizures for everyone and may come with significant side effects.
New Study Offers Hope for People With Drug-Resistant Epilepsy - The new study, part of the international Human Epilepsy Project, tracked nearly 150 adults who were deemed treatment-resistant. In other words, they still had seizures despite having tried at least ...
Epilepsy and triggers - This week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Sarah Schmitt about epilepsy and common triggers that may initiate a seizure in individuals with epilepsy.
Troy High students launch epilepsy awareness campaign - Six students from Troy High have launched a nonprofit called Project Synara with the goal of educating the public about epilepsy.
Funded by Lily’s Lighthouse, A Groundbreaking Functional Mushroom Study Delivers New Hope For Epilepsy - The results published in the recent edition of Pharmacological Research – Natural Products provides preliminary evidence that these natural compounds can significantly reduce seizure severity and ...
Mum 'scared every day' for daughter with epilepsy - A mother has called for more peer support for epilepsy sufferers in Guernsey and increased awareness of the condition. Shona Crowther said her 12-year old daughter Tehya had epilepsy and doctors ...
Neurofeedback News
Neurofeedback as a Treatment for Parkinson’s Disease -
April was Parkinson’s Awareness Month, which prompted me to share this story and an effective, yet little-known treatment for Parkinson’s disease (PD). Parkinson’s disease is a form of brain disorder, ...
Neurofeedback for ADHD: Significant, Lasting Improvement - Computer-based neurofeedback can produce significant and lasting improvement in attention and focus in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD ...
I think, therefore I heal: the weird science of neurofeedback - Imagine if treating a mental illness was as simple as playing a video game — except your mind is the controller. That idea isn’t only real, it’s a therapy gaining traction in the medical community and ...
Can Neurofeedback Brain Training Ease Neuropathy? - 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 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 for ADHD: Significant, Lasting Improvement - Computer-based neurofeedback can produce significant and lasting improvement in attention and focus in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD ...
I think, therefore I heal: the weird science of neurofeedback - Imagine if treating a mental illness was as simple as playing a video game — except your mind is the controller. That idea isn’t only real, it’s a therapy gaining traction in the medical community and ...
Can Neurofeedback Brain Training Ease Neuropathy? - 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 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 ...
Medical News Today
PubMed
The Palliative Nature of Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery and Our Procedures -
BACKGROUND: Destructive surgical treatment for drug resistant epilepsy (DRE) may lead to complete seizure relief. In cases where a surgical cure is unavailable, epilepsy surgery can still alleviate seizure burden by decreasing reliance on medication, decreasing the severity or frequency of seizures, or decreasing the frequency of status epilepticus.
Self-completed patient-reported outcome measures in adults with epilepsy: A review - Epilepsy affects 65 million people worldwide, and is a World Health Organization priority disease as highlighted in their 2022-2031 Intersectoral Global Action Plan (IGAP) on Epilepsy and other Neurological Disorders. IGAP's objectives include improving epilepsy treatment and care. Patient-reported outcomes measures (PROMs) may assist with this. PROMs are self-report instruments that assess the...
Episodic Choreo-Dystonic Storm in an Infantile-Onset Movement Disorder: Think of G Protein Subunit Alpha O1 Gene Defect! - While ATPase Copper Transporting Beta (ATP7B), Dystonia-1 (DYT-1), Lysine (K) Methyl transferase 2B (KMT2B), and Adenylate Cyclase 5 (ADCY5) gene mutations are well-characterized causes of childhood-onset choreo-dystonic movement disorders, G protein subunit alpha O1 (GNAO1)-related disorders are not commonly suspected. The GNAO1 gene is crucial for neuronal transmission, and its mutation has b...
Normative high-frequency oscillation phase-amplitude coupling and effective connectivity under sevoflurane - Resective surgery for paediatric drug-resistant focal epilepsy often requires extraoperative intracranial electroencephalography recording to accurately localize the epileptogenic zone. This procedure entails multiple neurosurgeries, intracranial electrode implantation and explantation, and days of invasive in-patient evaluation. There is a need for methods to reduce the diagnostic burden and i...
CNN-Autoformer: Automated EEG-Based Seizure Detection and Localization Using Hybrid Deep Learning - Epilepsy is a neurological disorder characterized by transient and recurrent abnormal brain activity, often diagnosed through manual inspection extensive analysis of electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings. However, existing deep-learning seizure detection methods still struggle to model the complex spatiotemporal dynamics of noisy and nonstationary EEG signals, and their ability to localize seiz...
Epilepsy, seizures and hyperexcitability-a challenge in neurology - No abstract
Self-completed patient-reported outcome measures in adults with epilepsy: A review - Epilepsy affects 65 million people worldwide, and is a World Health Organization priority disease as highlighted in their 2022-2031 Intersectoral Global Action Plan (IGAP) on Epilepsy and other Neurological Disorders. IGAP's objectives include improving epilepsy treatment and care. Patient-reported outcomes measures (PROMs) may assist with this. PROMs are self-report instruments that assess the...
Episodic Choreo-Dystonic Storm in an Infantile-Onset Movement Disorder: Think of G Protein Subunit Alpha O1 Gene Defect! - While ATPase Copper Transporting Beta (ATP7B), Dystonia-1 (DYT-1), Lysine (K) Methyl transferase 2B (KMT2B), and Adenylate Cyclase 5 (ADCY5) gene mutations are well-characterized causes of childhood-onset choreo-dystonic movement disorders, G protein subunit alpha O1 (GNAO1)-related disorders are not commonly suspected. The GNAO1 gene is crucial for neuronal transmission, and its mutation has b...
Normative high-frequency oscillation phase-amplitude coupling and effective connectivity under sevoflurane - Resective surgery for paediatric drug-resistant focal epilepsy often requires extraoperative intracranial electroencephalography recording to accurately localize the epileptogenic zone. This procedure entails multiple neurosurgeries, intracranial electrode implantation and explantation, and days of invasive in-patient evaluation. There is a need for methods to reduce the diagnostic burden and i...
CNN-Autoformer: Automated EEG-Based Seizure Detection and Localization Using Hybrid Deep Learning - Epilepsy is a neurological disorder characterized by transient and recurrent abnormal brain activity, often diagnosed through manual inspection extensive analysis of electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings. However, existing deep-learning seizure detection methods still struggle to model the complex spatiotemporal dynamics of noisy and nonstationary EEG signals, and their ability to localize seiz...
Epilepsy, seizures and hyperexcitability-a challenge in neurology - No abstract
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.