Epilepsy News

Patients with epilepsy, caregivers want better communication from health care providers - Individuals with epilepsy and their caregivers want improved communication and a broader base of information from their health care providers for a greater sense of security, according to a ...

Many people have seizures. Here's why it doesn’t always mean epilepsy - One of the most common causes of epilepsy is a structural brain abnormality. “Epilepsy can result from structural issues in the brain, such as brain tumors, brain injuries, brain infections or ...

AAN’s First-Ever Functional Seizure Guideline Released - The AAN’s first-ever functional seizure guideline targets stigma and unnecessary treatment, offering clearer diagnostic steps and guidance on effective psychological interventions.

Azetukalner linked to sustained seizure reduction in focal onset epilepsy - Individuals with focal onset epilepsy treated with azetukalner experienced sustained monthly seizure reduction and evidence of seizure freedom up to 48 months, according to data presented at the ...

Supporting someone with epilepsy: How you can help during a seizure | Health Smart - "First thing is safety. Lower them to the ground, turn them to the side so they don't choke and time the seizure. If it goes beyond 3 to 4 minutes, call 911 immediately and don’t put anything in the ...

Teen overcomes epilepsy with high-tech brain surgery - Epilepsy is when the brain has an electrical misfire that causes multiple seizures. And depending on where the misfire takes place, the seizure will have different effects, such as freezing you or ...

'I just felt like me': West MI woman's journey from epilepsy to seizure-free life - Taylor Hyma's journey from enduring drug-resistant epilepsy to becoming seizure-free after brain surgery highlights hope and challenges for patients.

Late-Onset Epilepsy a Distinct Neurodegenerative Subtype? - Emerging clinical and autopsy evidence points to late-onset epilepsy as a potentially distinct, neurodegeneration-related form of epilepsy, with many cases still unexplained.

Durham family, desperate to help 3-year-old with severe epilepsy, fundraising for seizure alert dog - Doctors diagnosed Finley with epilepsy. No one else in the Mullen family has the seizure disorder, and Ashley and Will worked to learn as much as possible about it and document Finley’s ...

Study tracks seizure freedom over thirty years after epilepsy surgery - The study was carried out by an international group of researchers including epilepsy experts from the Epilepsy Society’s Chalfont Centre. It is believed to be the longest single-centre follow-up of ...

Rewiring Your Brain: Neurofeedback Goes Mainstream - Will Strahl walked up to my door with a massive black briefcase in his hand, the kind you could use to tote a dirty bomb. Once inside my living room, he cracked open the case and removed a laptop, a ...

What is neurofeedback therapy? - Medically reviewed by Shaheen Lakhan, MD, PhD, FAAN Key Takeaways Neurofeedback therapy uses electrical sensors on the head to track brain reactions.The therapy helps with conditions like ADHD, ...

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 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 ...

How Neurofeedback Can Help You - Neurofeedback is a computer-guided, noninvasive brain-function training based on EEG feedback. Neurofeedback is also called “neurotherapy,” “neurobiofeedback,” or “electroencephalography” (EEG) ...

Clock gene dysregulation in epilepsy: A systematic review - OBJECTIVE: Epileptic seizures show a rhythmic pattern, being more frequent at particular times of the day (e.g., only occurring during sleep), suggesting a role of the circadian rhythm. Clock genes regulate the circadian rhythm and might be involved in the pathophysiology of epilepsy. This systematic review sought to answer the research question: what is the relationship between clock genes and...

Longitudinal analyses of electronic medical records reveal dynamic developmental trajectories for patients with SCN8A-related disorders - OBJECTIVES: Despite providing significant insights into the phenotypic spectrum and genotype-phenotype correlations in SCN8A-related disorders (SCN8A-RD), cohort and registry-based studies typically lack sufficient longitudinal data to characterize disease progression or treatment-response trajectories. Here we utilize data from electronic medical records (EMRs) of 80 patients as a complementar...

Capability, opportunity and motivation for shared decision-making about valproate as an antiseizure medication treatment for epilepsy in women with pregnancy potential: A qualitative study of patie... - CONCLUSION: Comprehensive SDM when valproate is considered clinically appropriate could support informed, patient-centred decision-making. Equipping clinicians to navigate multifaceted risk/benefit discussions and empowering patients with clear, tailored information can help ensure treatment decisions align with reproductive goals. This study highlights the need to embed SDM in valproate prescr...

Modelling dysfunction-specific interventions for seizure termination in epilepsy - Epileptic seizures result from abnormal synchronous neuronal firing caused by an imbalance between excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmission. While most seizures are self-limiting, those lasting over five minutes, termed status epilepticus, require medical intervention. Benzodiazepines, the first-line treatment, terminate seizures by enhancing GABAergic inhibition, but fail in approximately 3...

Combining interictal and ictal low-density EEG source imaging to delineate the epileptogenic zone in young children - The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of low-density (LD) interictal (IIC) and ictal (IC) electrical source imaging (ESI), and to assess their individual and combined diagnostic accuracy and predictive value in a cohort of children with drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) who underwent resective surgery before the age of 7. Retrospective analysis was conducted on de-identified EEG and...

Infantile epileptic spasms syndrome: Mechanisms and therapeutic approaches - Infantile epileptic spasms syndrome (IESS) is a developmental and. epileptic encephalopathy with unique clinical and electrographic features, including seizure semiology (spasms), numerous and diverse etiologies spanning structural, genetic and metabolic causes, characteristic interictal (hypsarrhythmia) and ictal (electrodecrement) electroencephalogram (EEG) patterns, and responsiveness to "st...

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.