Epilepsy News

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 gets you back in the zone - Researchers have shown -- for the first time -- that they can use online neurofeedback to modify an individual's arousal state to improve performance in a demanding sensory motor task, such as flying ...

Arterial Spin Labeling MRI with Multiple Post-Labeling Delays Reveals Interictal Hypo- and Hyper-perfusion Patterns in Epilepsy: A Proof of Concept - CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that the interictal CBF may fluctuate between hypo- and hyper- perfusion, and the involvement of brain regions may extend well beyond the seizure focus. Additionally, while single-post-labeling delay is efficient and clinically feasible, the accuracy of its assessment of perfusion depends on brain regions and the labeling scheme.

Peri-Ictal MRI Abnormalities and Risk of Unprovoked Seizures After De Novo Status Epilepticus - BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Status epilepticus (SE) is a neurologic emergency with possible long-term sequelae, including the development of epilepsy. We aimed to determine whether peri-ictal MRI abnormalities (PMA) are associated with unprovoked seizures after de novo SE.

National Strategies on Bridging Gaps and Health Equity in Epilepsy Care - Because there are many effective treatments for epileptic seizures, there is a great need for optimal diagnostic and treatment pathways. We present national strategies to address gaps and health equity in patients with epileptic seizures, focusing on efforts in China and the USA. We outline the delay in diagnosis and treatment caused by the "treatment gap." Efforts in China to address the "trea...

Automating Critical Care EEG: Enhancing Accuracy, Efficiency, and Patient Outcomes in Critical Care - The rapid expansion of continuous EEG (cEEG) monitoring in critically ill patients has created a growing gap between data acquisition and the clinical capacity to interpret these data in a timely manner. This mismatch has emerged alongside major advances in EEG automation, which promise to support more efficient and clinically integrated interpretation. At the same time, evidence guiding the op...

Metformin ameliorates pentylenetetrazol-induced seizures in mice by modulating peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma, nuclear factor-kappa B, matrix metalloproteinase 2, and caspase-3 - Owing to less efficiency of currently available antiepileptic medications, research is continuing toward the most effective solution. It was observed that the antidiabetic drug metformin (MET) is getting more attention in the modern world due to its good anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective characteristics, and this is the main purpose of this investigation for assessing the antiepileptic impa...

A Novel Phenotypic Presentation of Absence Seizures in a 15-Month-Old with PIGK-Related GPI Biosynthesis Disorder: A Case Report - CONCLUSION: This case highlights a novel EEG phenotype in PIGK-related GPI biosynthesis disorder underscoring the relevance of early EEG evaluation in infants with this extremely uncommon neurogenetic disorder.

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.