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In HelloNation, Nervous System Health Expert Dr. Mikala Reznik, PT, DPT, ICP, CRNC Explains Microcurrent Neurofeedback for Focus -
Can microcurrent neurofeedback help adults improve focus? A HelloNation article explains how this non-invasive therapy works and what people considering it should expect.
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 ...
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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 ...
Brain training with neurofeedback shows enhanced benefits on cognitive functions - Neurofeedback has been used for decades to reinforce healthy brain functions. With previous research reporting a positive correlation between enhanced brain activities during brain training and ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Brain training with neurofeedback shows enhanced benefits on cognitive functions - Neurofeedback has been used for decades to reinforce healthy brain functions. With previous research reporting a positive correlation between enhanced brain activities during brain training and ...
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Association between graded short-term lymphocyte count decline and epilepsy risk in HIV-positive patients: a retrospective cohort study -
To evaluate whether varying degrees of lymphocyte count decline in HIV-positive adults are associated with increased short-term incidence of epilepsy or convulsions. A retrospective cohort study was conducted using the TriNetX global research network. HIV-positive patients with a lymphocyte count ≥ 1.2 × 10³/µL were categorized based on subsequent decline within 3 months: mild (1.01-1.19), mode...
Response to anti-seizure medications in children carrying novel or previously reported HCN1 gene variants - OBJECTIVE: Variants in the HCN1 gene cause a syndrome of childhood epilepsy and developmental disability with a broad phenotypic range. Many affected children manifest with early infantile epileptic encephalopathy (EIEE) and highly drug-resistant epilepsy. There are anecdotal reports that seizures in this syndrome are exacerbated by some anti-seizure medications (ASMs), including lamotrigine an...
Intranasal Biodegradable Nanomedicine for Epilepsy Management: Targeting the Brain Beyond the Blood-Brain Barrier - Epilepsy is a common chronic neurological disorder characterized by recurrent, unprovoked seizures arising from abnormal neuronal hyperexcitability and hypersynchronous electrical activity within the brain. Despite advances in antiseizure medications, effective epilepsy management remains challenging because of pharmacoresistance, limited blood-brain barrier (BBB) permeability, inadequate intra...
Seizure As the Sentinel Event: An Atypical Presentation of Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate (NMDA) Receptor Encephalitis in a Young Adult Male - This case report details an atypical presentation of anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor encephalitis in a 21-year-old male, characterized by a "seizure-first" phenotype. The patient's initial generalized tonic-clonic seizure led to a misdiagnosis of epilepsy, and subsequent psychiatric symptoms were incorrectly attributed to the side effects of antiepileptic medication or a new, undiagno...
Therapeutic Use of Medical Cannabis Beyond Pain Management in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - Medical cannabis has emerged as a rapidly evolving therapeutic modality with expanding clinical interest beyond its traditional role in pain management. Particularly relevant to Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R), where the focus extends beyond symptom control to functional restoration and optimal quality of life, key non-pain indications described in the literature include management ...
Elevated serum plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 is associated with seizure burden, drug resistance, and neuroinflammatory markers in pediatric epilepsy - CONCLUSION: PAI-1 is significantly elevated in pediatric epilepsy and is associated with seizure burden, neuroinflammatory activation, BBB disruption, drug resistance, and poorer quality of life. In this clinical setting, PAI-1 may be more useful as a risk-stratification biomarker for identifying children with higher disease burden and possible treatment resistance, rather than as a standalone ...
Response to anti-seizure medications in children carrying novel or previously reported HCN1 gene variants - OBJECTIVE: Variants in the HCN1 gene cause a syndrome of childhood epilepsy and developmental disability with a broad phenotypic range. Many affected children manifest with early infantile epileptic encephalopathy (EIEE) and highly drug-resistant epilepsy. There are anecdotal reports that seizures in this syndrome are exacerbated by some anti-seizure medications (ASMs), including lamotrigine an...
Intranasal Biodegradable Nanomedicine for Epilepsy Management: Targeting the Brain Beyond the Blood-Brain Barrier - Epilepsy is a common chronic neurological disorder characterized by recurrent, unprovoked seizures arising from abnormal neuronal hyperexcitability and hypersynchronous electrical activity within the brain. Despite advances in antiseizure medications, effective epilepsy management remains challenging because of pharmacoresistance, limited blood-brain barrier (BBB) permeability, inadequate intra...
Seizure As the Sentinel Event: An Atypical Presentation of Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate (NMDA) Receptor Encephalitis in a Young Adult Male - This case report details an atypical presentation of anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor encephalitis in a 21-year-old male, characterized by a "seizure-first" phenotype. The patient's initial generalized tonic-clonic seizure led to a misdiagnosis of epilepsy, and subsequent psychiatric symptoms were incorrectly attributed to the side effects of antiepileptic medication or a new, undiagno...
Therapeutic Use of Medical Cannabis Beyond Pain Management in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - Medical cannabis has emerged as a rapidly evolving therapeutic modality with expanding clinical interest beyond its traditional role in pain management. Particularly relevant to Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R), where the focus extends beyond symptom control to functional restoration and optimal quality of life, key non-pain indications described in the literature include management ...
Elevated serum plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 is associated with seizure burden, drug resistance, and neuroinflammatory markers in pediatric epilepsy - CONCLUSION: PAI-1 is significantly elevated in pediatric epilepsy and is associated with seizure burden, neuroinflammatory activation, BBB disruption, drug resistance, and poorer quality of life. In this clinical setting, PAI-1 may be more useful as a risk-stratification biomarker for identifying children with higher disease burden and possible treatment resistance, rather than as a standalone ...
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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.
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.