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Smartwatch seizure app spots 98% of tonic-clonic seizures, cuts false alarms - In people with epilepsy, a new study has found a smartwatch application accurately detected tonic-clonic seizures, seizures with major convulsions, with a low rate of false alarms. The study was ...

Teen with Epilepsy Dies After Seizure Leads to Cardiac Arrest: ‘There Was No Warning’ - Ellen May Hardwick, 18, went into cardiac arrest following a seizure that occurred with "no warning." Her family is now raising awareness of SUDEP (sudden unexpected death in epilepsy).

Teacher with Epilepsy from Viral Seizure Video Shares Advice for Others Navigating Chronic Illness at Work (Exclusive) - A viral TikTok video of Yareli Jessica Gijon experiencing seizure symptoms in class sparked conversations about epilepsy awareness ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Rewiring Your Brain: Neurofeedback Goes Mainstream - See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Will Strahl walked up to my door with a massive black briefcase in his ...

What Is Neurofeedback Therapy And How Does It Work? - Ashwini Nadkarni, M.D., is a board-certified psychiatrist, Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School and Interim Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs in the Department of Psychiatry at Brigham and Women ...

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 ...

Neurofeedback Gains Popularity and Lab Attention - You sit in a chair, facing a computer screen, while a clinician sticks electrodes to your scalp with a viscous goop that takes days to wash out of your hair. Wires from the sensors connect to a ...

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 ...

Ketogenic diet therapy for epilepsy in conjunction with concurrent inflammatory bowel disease: Case series and recommendations - The combined occurrence of ketogenic diet therapy (KDT) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has not been previously described. Seven patients from 6 institutions were identified from 2005 to 2025. Five were receiving KDT when the IBD diagnosis was made, with two subjects with Crohn's disease subsequently starting KDT to improve their refractory seizures. The mean age at the combined KDT/IBD pr...

Tongue Wounds Following Convulsive Seizures: Bridging Neurology and Oral Medicine Practice - CONCLUSION: Post-convulsive oral wounds represent clinically significant and potentially severe manifestations of epilepsy that require more than isolated local management. We propose an interdisciplinary clinical algorithm integrating acute surgical care, neurological evaluation, and preventive dental strategies. This approach supports early diagnosis, reduces recurrence, and promotes improved...

The Neurotoxic Mechanisms of Valproic Acid and Their Association With Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Narrative Review - Valproic acid (VPA), which is an anticonvulsant and mood stabilizer, has been applied in treating several neurological and psychiatric conditions. However, severe neurotoxic side effects may result from its use, especially when taken at certain developmental stages of a child's brain. Consequently, the present narrative review aimed not only to summarize what is presently known about the neurot...

Exosome-based therapy for epilepsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of preclinical studies - CONCLUSION: Exosome therapy improves seizure phenotypes and protects cognitive function in epilepsy models by suppressing neuroinflammation to promote neuronal survival, providing evidence for further mechanistic and clinical translation studies.

Emerging sensing platforms for epilepsy care and management - The effective management of epilepsy requires analytical tools capable of addressing the lack of specific biomarkers, and current antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) suffer from response variability, a narrow therapeutic index, and unpredictable neurotoxicity. Traditional approaches to quantitative drug monitoring not only fail to deliver precise, real-time results necessary to personalized treatment op...

Atraumatic Bilateral Anterior Shoulder Dislocation With Bilateral Greater Tuberosity Fractures Accompanied by the Diagnosis of Epilepsy: A Case Report - CONCLUSION: Bilateral greater tuberosity fractures associated with atraumatic bilateral anterior shoulder dislocation due to an epileptic seizure are exceedingly rare and may represent the first manifestation of epilepsy. This case demonstrates that seizure-induced muscle contractions can cause severe extremity injuries without external trauma; therefore, every post-seizure patient requires sys...

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.