Epilepsy News

Tyler woman looks to raise epilepsy awareness 3 years after passing of daughter - TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - Susan Branin’s daughter, Micayla, was 5 years old when she had her first seizure. After a year of doctor’s visits, it was a visit to Cook’s Children’s in Fort Worth that finally ...

Many people have seizures. Here's why that 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 ...

Aussie’s epilepsy fight: ‘Seizures tell me my period is coming’ - Olivia Miles, 31, doesn’t need a calendar to track her menstrual cycle because of her frequent seizures. Now, she's speaking out.

Women’s Health Wednesday: November is Epilepsy Awareness Month - Epilepsy affects 3.4 million people in this country according to the Epilepsy Foundation. Epilepsy is a disorder of the brain defined by the occurrence of recurrent unprovoked seizures. An unprovoked ...

Organizations working to raise awareness for epilepsy throughout November - November is Epilepsy Awareness Month, when awareness is raised for a condition that impacts nearly three million adults in the U.S.

'I push through pain of epilepsy to raise awareness' - Ms Patel, 18, from Walton-on-Thames, now works with the charity Young Epilepsy as a Youth Voice Network member and "feels grateful" that she can help the next generation by promoting awareness.

Why Focal Epilepsy Guidelines Only Tell Half the Story - This review contrasts the standard of care for focal epilepsy with the complex reality of managing non-lesional and drug-resistant cases.

Let Epilepsy Awareness Month Kickstart a Trend of Being Prepared to Protect the Most Vulnerable: No One Should Face Seizures Alone - That is why the Epilepsy Foundation Long Island is urging every resident to take an hour this month to become certified in seizure safety first aid. Trainings are free, easy to access and provide the ...

This Hidden Epidemic 'Drug-Resistant Epilepsy' Is On The Rise: What Parents Should Know - Drug-resistant epilepsy in children is rising, posing serious challenges. Dr. Atampreet Singh explains early warning signs, causes, and why timely evaluation is crucial for better long-term outcomes., ...

Blue light, flashing reels and sleep loss: How smartphones could be fuelling seizure risk - Neurologists warn rising screen time and digital exposure in India may trigger seizures in children and adults with epilepsy. Experts urge sleep hygiene, screen limits and safe device use to reduce ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Behind the businesses: Explore Girly Pop’s new drive-thru; benefits of neurofeedback therapy at NeuroFit - Upper Michigan Today showcases Girly Pop's new, permanent drive-thru location; Tia Trudgeon shares her experience and results of neurofeedback therapy at NeuroFit in Marquette.

Betsy DeVos backs a technique claiming to cure ADHD without medication — but the science is questionable - Every time Erin publishes a story, you’ll get an alert straight to your inbox! Enter your email By clicking “Sign up”, you agree to receive emails from Business ...

Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation Lesion Characteristics Using the Cross-Bonding Stereoelectroencephalography Electrode Technique in an in vitro Model - CONCLUSION: Our in vitro modelling of the cross-bonding technique supports the use of the DIXI sEEG electrodes for generating thermal lesions in a safe, effective, and reproducible manner.

Interpretable End to End Epileptic Seizure Detection via Linear and Nonlinear Filtering Networks - Epilepsy is a prevalent neurological disorder marked recurrent, unpredictable seizures. Electroencephalogram (EEG)-based seizure detection has become a key focus in clinical research due to its potential for identifying abnormal brain activity patterns. However, most current approaches rely on single-modal feature analysis and struggle to disentangle the complex linear and nonlinear dynamics of...

ENCEVIS: Evaluating the feasibility of an AI-based algorithm as an assistant to neurophysiologists in clinical practice - OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated the performance of the ENCEVIS artificial intelligence (AI)-based algorithm as a screening tool to predict the presence of ictal and/or interictal epileptiform discharges (IEDs) in electroencephalography (EEG) recordings.

Seizure characteristics in epilepsy patients with a primary brain tumor - No abstract

Personalized biomarkers of multiscale functional alterations in temporal lobe epilepsy - Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is the most common pharmacoresistant epilepsy in adults, yet few patients receive curative surgery due to diagnostic and prognostic uncertainty. In a multicenter cohort, we analyzed multimodal MRI and clinical data from 282 TLE patients, 298 healthy controls, and 45 disease controls. Patient-specific deviations from typical lifespan trajectories of intrinsic brain f...

Pathogenic Variants in RNU2-2, a Non-coding Spliceosomal RNA, Cause a Distinctive Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy - RNU2-2 is a non-coding small nuclear RNA (snRNA) that forms part of the spliceosome. We identified recurrent pathogenic RNU2-2 variants in 4 of 672 (0.6%) patients with developmental and epileptic encephalopathies (DEEs) of unknown cause. An additional patient was subsequently included. Patients with RNU2-2 DEE had median seizure onset age of 24 months, focal and generalized seizures, status ep...

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.