Epilepsy News

Epilepsy awareness in the workplace: training and safety tips - More than 35,000 Long Islanders live with epilepsy. Experts urge businesses to provide seizure training, safety plans, and awareness to protect employees and customers.

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 ...

Health Beat: Treating epilepsy - Nearly three million Americans live with epilepsy. And for one-third of them, anti-seizure medications don't work.

Neurologist shares when a headache can be the first sign of seizure: ‘Persistent morning headaches with…’ - If headaches are accompanied by other things like vomiting or forgetfulness, then it may point to underlying issues.

Epilepsy myths you must stop believing: Expert busts the biggest misconceptions - Epilepsy is still surrounded by harmful myths and stigma. This expert-backed guide breaks down the most common misconceptions, explains what seizures really are, how epilepsy is diagnosed, what ...

The Epilepsy Foundation Names Nile as Preferred Seizure Diary App to Migrate My Seizure Diary Users - SHERMAN OAKS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nile, an epilepsy management platform that is changing the course of care by making the journey of every epilepsy patient more predictable and controllable, ...

National Epilepsy Day 2025: The seizure myths putting lakhs of Indians at risk, says neurologist - Epilepsy remains widely misunderstood in India, with 2–5 lakh new cases yearly. Neurologist warns that myths delay treatment and stress that proper diagnosis, medication and awareness can help most ...

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 ...

Mindmachines.com Advances Simplified Neurofeedback Technology with Third-Generation ROSHIwave Device - Mindmachines.com has introduced the third generation of its ROSHIwave IN-SIGHT Mind Machine, incorporating refined protocols and enhanced navigation features designed to make neurofeedback more ...

Neurofeedback may ease pain of chemotherapy-induced neuropathy - Functional brain training, known as neurofeedback, effectively reduced symptoms associated with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, according to a randomized pilot study published in Cancer.

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 ...

Neurofeedback Reduces Pain Associated With Peripheral Neuropathy From Chemotherapy - Pain from chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy may be able to be reduced using neurofeedback, according to a recent study. Chemotherapy can have a number of side effects on patients with cancer, ...

Do we agree on seizure reduction after vagus nerve stimulation? Interrater reliability of retrospective and prospective seizure frequency ratings from the CONNECTiVOS database - OBJECTIVE: Although vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is a well-established neuromodulation therapy for drug-resistant epilepsy, treatment outcomes remain heterogeneous. One possible source of variability lies in differing interpretations of seizure frequency ratings (SFRs). This study examined interrater reliability (IRR) in SFRs between (1) retrospective clinician-clinician chart reviews and (2) ...

The seen and unseen facets of Dravet syndrome across the disease trajectory: Insights from European ethnographic research - CONCLUSIONS: Families of children with DS have complex and changing challenges related to different phases of their child's development and disease progression. Our findings may assist those working with families to identify key challenges and provide support specific to individual needs. Our findings could help clinicians adapt their communication, ultimately improving the quality of care prov...

Subphenotyping aneurysmal subarachnoid Hemorrhage using clinical and biological data clustering - CONCLUSIONS: Clustering analysis revealed two aSAH subphenotypes associated with DCI, mortality and functional. Integrating early clinical and biomarker data could enhance patient stratification.

Late-onset unexplained epilepsy as a risk factor for cognitive impairment and dementia: Protocol for a multi-center prospective longitudinal observational study (ELUCID) - OBJECTIVE: Late-onset unexplained epilepsy (LoUE), defined as epilepsy onset after age 55 without an obvious cause, is an important risk factor for dementia. Studies have shown that 10%-25% of individuals with LoUE develop dementia within 3-4 years following their first seizure. However, the mechanisms underlying progression from LoUE to dementia remain poorly understood. The goals of the ELUCI...

Intranasal Liposomal Trimetazidine Nanocarriers Modulate Neuroinflammation and Neurotransmission via the HMGB1/TLR4/NF-kappaB Pathway in an Experimental Epilepsy Model - Frequent convulsions are a hallmark of the neurological disorder "epilepsy," which calls for long-term anticonvulsant medication treatment. Traditional antiseizure medications primarily modulate neurotransmitter systems or ion channels but do not address the underlying neuroinflammation and metabolic dysfunctions that contribute to epileptogenesis. Trimetazidine (TMZ), a cytoprotective agent, h...

Abnormal glycosylation changes in brain tissue of kainic acid-induced epileptic rats - Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures. Despite significant progress in epilepsy research, about 30% of patients continue to experience uncontrolled seizures and clear diagnostic criteria remain elusive. Abnormal glycosylation contributes to various neurological disorders, including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. However, it is unclear w...

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.