Epilepsy News

What to know about epilepsy and how to recognize a seizure - In today’s Health Headlines, what you need to know about epilepsy — including how to recognize a seizure, how to help someone who’s having one, and how people with seizures can maximize quality of ...

What to know about epilepsy and seizure first aid - November is Epilepsy Awareness Month. Many people may already be aware of the condition from its prevalence in medical dramas, but that portrayal is often exaggerated and does not fully encapsulate ...

EPILEPSY AWARENESS: Local neurologist explains condition & seizure first aid - COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Local experts say epilepsy is not a condition to be afraid of. Piedmont Columbus Regional pediatric neurologist Pierre Fequiere treats patients with epilepsy every day and knows ...

New brain training study could help explain the placebo effect - Increasing activity in a deep-brain region can boost the immune system’s response to vaccines—and people can be trained to do it themselves using the power of brain scans and positive thinking, ...

Expecting Good Things Can Supercharge Your Immune System - In a first-of-its-kind human trial, researchers have demonstrated that consciously activating the brain’s reward system (when you’re anticipating something good happening) can significantly increase ...

What is neurofeedback? Video game-like therapy being used to treat anxiety, ADHD and more - It’s like a gym for your brain. As issues like anxiety, depression and restless sleep have spiked during the pandemic, some people are turning to neurofeedback, a kind of gym for the brain. It’s a ...

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 ...

Edinburgh woman launches pioneering clinic after brother 'failed' by doctors - Kasia McCartney offers neurotherapy to people with ADHD and autism while assessment wait times can stretch for years.

Geschwind syndrome in remitted bipolar affective disorder without MRI brain findings: A case report - Geschwind Syndrome (GS) comprises a constellation of behavioural traits traditionally associated with temporal lobe epilepsy. These include hyper-religiosity, hypergraphia, altered sexuality, and circumstantial thought processes. Increasingly, GS features are also observed in other neuropsychiatric conditions. We present a 26-year-old female with bipolar affective disorder in remission who deve...

A Zebrafish Seizure Model of cblX Syndrome Reveals a Dose-Dependent Response to mTor Inhibition - Mutations in the transcriptional co-factor HCFC1 cause methylmalonic aciduria and homocystinemia, cblX type (cblX) (MIM#309541), non-syndromic X-linked intellectual disability (XLID), and focal epilepsy. Zebrafish studies have revealed increased activation of the Akt/mTor signaling pathway after mutation of hcfc1a, one ortholog of HCFC1. mTOR hyperactivation is linked to seizures, and its inhib...

Exploring the Neural Pathways of Faith: A Review and Case Study on Hyperreligiosity in Epilepsy - Religious experiences represent a universal and timeless phenomenon that has accompanied humanity since its origins. In recent decades, neuroscience has explored the relationship between temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) and hyperreligiosity phenomena, describing sudden convictions, states of ecstasy, and spiritual conversions associated with epileptic seizures. This article offers a narrative revie...

2-Linoleoylglycerol decreased seizure through the regulation of 5-hydroxytryptamine 1A receptor and G protein-coupled receptor 55 interaction in mice - CONCLUSION: These results suggest that 2-LG exerts an antiseizure effect through interactions between the 5-HT1A receptor and GPR55.

Immune biomarkers for epilepsy in autism: indications of cytokine alterations in an exploratory cross-sectional pediatric study - CONCLUSION: These findings raise the possibility that immune system alterations may be associated with EP in children with ASD and could potentially aid diagnosis, although larger studies are needed to confirm these findings.

Functional Neurological Disorder Presenting as Apparent Drug-Resistant Seizures: A Case Report on Emphasizing the Role of Early Diagnosis - Functional neurological disorder (FND) is a complex and frequently misdiagnosed condition characterized by neurological symptoms such as motor events, sensory deficits, or altered consciousness caused by brain network dysfunction rather than structural abnormalities. Despite its prevalence, FND remains stigmatized and underrecognized, mainly due to its historical association with psychological ...

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.