Epilepsy News

What to know about epilepsy and how to recognize a seizure - In today’s Health Headlines, what you need to know about epilepsy — including how to recognize a seizure, how to help someone who’s having one, and how people with seizures can maximize quality of ...

What to know about epilepsy and seizure first aid - November is Epilepsy Awareness Month. Many people may already be aware of the condition from its prevalence in medical dramas, but that portrayal is often exaggerated and does not fully encapsulate ...

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 ...

EPILEPSY AWARENESS: Local neurologist explains condition & seizure first aid - COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Local experts say epilepsy is not a condition to be afraid of. Piedmont Columbus Regional pediatric neurologist Pierre Fequiere treats patients with epilepsy every day and knows ...

New brain training study could help explain the placebo effect - Increasing activity in a deep-brain region can boost the immune system’s response to vaccines—and people can be trained to do it themselves using the power of brain scans and positive thinking, ...

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 ...

Expecting Good Things Can Supercharge Your Immune System - In a first-of-its-kind human trial, researchers have demonstrated that consciously activating the brain’s reward system (when you’re anticipating something good happening) can significantly increase ...

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 ...

Understanding The Role Of Neurofeedback Technology In Addressing ADHD - Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a prevalent challenge in today's educational and professional landscapes. Most of us are familiar with ADHD, either ...

Immune biomarkers for epilepsy in autism: indications of cytokine alterations in an exploratory cross-sectional pediatric study - CONCLUSION: These findings raise the possibility that immune system alterations may be associated with EP in children with ASD and could potentially aid diagnosis, although larger studies are needed to confirm these findings.

Functional Neurological Disorder Presenting as Apparent Drug-Resistant Seizures: A Case Report on Emphasizing the Role of Early Diagnosis - Functional neurological disorder (FND) is a complex and frequently misdiagnosed condition characterized by neurological symptoms such as motor events, sensory deficits, or altered consciousness caused by brain network dysfunction rather than structural abnormalities. Despite its prevalence, FND remains stigmatized and underrecognized, mainly due to its historical association with psychological ...

Trigeminal neuralgia-like pain in a vagus nerve stimulation super-responder with drug-resistant idiopathic generalized epilepsy: A case report - We report a 38-year-old man with drug-resistant idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE) who became seizure-free after being implanted with vagus nerve stimulation (VNS). He developed a trigeminal neuralgia-like pain (TNLP) time-locked with ON stimulations. TNLP did not cease after restoring the initial stimulation parameters. After an unsuccessful trial with carbamazepine, the patient reported a ...

Epilepsy, neuroinflammation and cannabidiol What do we know thus far? - Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder associated with recurring seizures that in about one-third of individuals are resistant to conventional medications. Neuroinflammation and alterations in the endocannabinoid system are involved in epileptogenesis and represent attractive targets for therapeutic interventions. Randomized placebo-controlled trials have shown that cannabidiol (CBD), one o...

Clinical and genotypic characteristics of 19 children with STXBP1-encephalopathy - To systematically summarize the clinical phenotypes, treatment responses, prognosis, and genetic characteristics of STXBP1-encephalopathy in Chinese pediatric patients, and to explore the clinical value of genetic testing in this disease. We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data, gene variant information, and treatment outcomes of 19 children with STXBP1-encephalopathy admitted to the Depa...

Hemiconvulsion-Hemiplegia-Epilepsy Syndrome Associated With SARS-CoV-2 Infection and a Heterozygous IRF3 Variant in a 10-Month-Old Girl: A Case Report - Hemiconvulsion-Hemiplegia-Epilepsy (HHE) syndrome is a rare pediatric epilepsy syndrome characterized by prolonged focal febrile seizures, postictal hemiparesis, and progressive unilateral brain injury, often followed by chronic epilepsy. We report a previously healthy 10-month-old girl who presented with a prolonged left-sided focal fever-associated seizure. She tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 ...

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.