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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Assessment of the utility of optically pumped magnetometer magnetoencephalography in preoperative localization of refractory epilepsy: A prospective study - OBJECTIVE: Precise localization of the epileptogenic zone (EZ) is crucial for epilepsy surgery success. Optically pumped magnetometer magnetoencephalography (OPM-MEG) is a promising noninvasive technique requiring rigorous clinical validation.

Dynamic limbic-executive decoupling underpins the reciprocal link between drug-resistant state and depression in temporal lobe epilepsy - OBJECTIVE: Depression is the most common psychiatric comorbidity in temporal lobe epilepsy. It is not merely a psychological reaction to seizures; accumulating evidence supports a bidirectional relationship in which mood dysregulation may also precede drug resistance. Here, we tested whether dynamic limbic-executive integration provides an in vivo circuit-level substrate for this reciprocity.

High-frequency oscillations after acute hemorrhagic traumatic brain injury: insights into posttraumatic epilepsy development - OBJECTIVE: The development of posttraumatic epilepsy after traumatic brain injury (TBI) is potentially identifiable by measuring biomarkers of epileptogenesis, namely pathological high-frequency oscillations (pHFOs). pHFOs are promising candidates, but it remains uncertain whether they can be detected early after TBI in clinical settings. This study was undertaken to determine the incidence and...

Add-on treatment with vinpocetine reduces seizure frequency and improves comorbidities in patients with loss-of-function gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor variants - OBJECTIVE: The semisynthetic compound vinpocetine has gained attention as a potential precision medicine for developmental and epileptic encephalopathies caused by loss-of-function (LoF) variants in γ-aminobutyric acid type A (GABA(A)) receptor genes. As a positive allosteric modulator of GABA(A) receptors, case reports suggest that vinpocetine can reduce epileptiform activity and seizure frequ...

Long-Term Outcomes of Anterior Temporal Lobectomy in Adults with Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: A Comprehensive Analysis of a 20-Year, 168-Patient Cohort - CONCLUSION: Anterior temporal lobectomy are effective surgical options for achieving high rates of seizure freedom in patients with mesial TLE associated with hippocampal sclerosis. Longer preoperative epilepsy duration and a positive family history were identified as negative prognostic factors for seizure recurrence. This study makes a significant contribution to the literature, with long-ter...

Region-dependent differences in tonic inhibition underlie epileptic features in Angelman syndrome model mice - OBJECTIVE: Angelman syndrome (AS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder caused by loss of function of the maternally expressed UBE3A gene. Epilepsy and abnormal electroencephalographic (EEG) rhythms are key features, but their mechanisms and treatment remain unclear. Previous work showed that extrasynaptic γ-aminobutyric acid type A (GABA(A)) receptor-mediated tonic inhibition is reduced in cerebell...

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.