Epilepsy News

Can Neurofeedback Effectively Treat ADHD? - Neurofeedback training is an alternative therapy that uses real-time EEG data to help patients train their brains to improve focus, impulse control, and executive function. Since the 1970s, patients ...

Camelback Recovery Launches Neurofeedback Therapy at Its Phoenix Treatment Center - Camelback Recovery has launched neurofeedback therapy at its Phoenix treatment center, expanding the care options available within its mental health and addiction programs. Phoenix, Arizona--(Newsfile ...

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 ...

Novel neurofeedback technique enhances awareness of mind-wandering - Everyone knows the feeling. You are trying to concentrate on driving or studying, or paying attention in a boring meeting, but suddenly, you realize that you are thinking about something irrelevant to ...

Testing a brain training device for better focus sleep and relaxation - A detailed review of a neurofeedback headband exploring how brain training technology works and the creator’s experience using it for focus relaxation sleep and mental performance. #Neurofeedback #Men ...

Associations of SLCO gene polymorphisms with perampanel response and plasma concentrations in patients: a longitudinal retrospective real-world study in refractory epilepsy - CONCLUSION: SLCO gene polymorphisms were shown to be important predictors of effective seizure control related to PER treatment and were identified as factors affecting plasma concentrations of PER. The findings on SLCO genotypes and PER plasma concentration monitoring provide a promising treatment strategy for Chinese patients with RE.

Cannabidiol in small animal practice: current evidence, clinical applications and practical recommendations for dogs and cats - Cannabidiol has gained increasing attention in small animal practice as a potential adjunctive therapy for a variety of conditions, including osteoarthritis, epilepsy and anxiety-related disorders. This mini-review summarises current clinical evidence in dogs and cats, highlights key limitations and provides practical recommendations for clinicians. Recent studies suggest that cannabidiol may i...

Seizure control and foetal malformation in primiparous women with Epilepsy: statistical analysis of data from a prospective observational study - PURPOSE: To evaluate seizure control and foetal malformation in the first pregnancy of women with epilepsy through the analysis of the Australian Pregnancy Register database focusing of women with epilepsy intending or beginning their first pregnancy. This was achieved through a statistical analysis of existing data.

Socioeconomic disparities and regional variation in access to newer anti-seizure medications: a nationwide Swedish cohort study - CONCLUSION: Epilepsy in Sweden is associated with persistent socioeconomic disadvantages, elevated comorbidity burden, and increased mortality. Access to newer ASMs remains inequitable, driven by regional prescribing practices rather than patient characteristics. Continued efforts are needed to ensure equitable, evidence-based care and improved treatment access for this vulnerable population.

Psychological resilience as a key pathway between depression and executive functioning in epilepsy - CONCLUSION: Beyond clinical factors, psychological strength matters: resilience may be associated with cognitive outcomes in focal epilepsy and may attenuate the influence of depressive symptoms on executive functioning. These findings underscore the importance of integrating psychological assessment and interventions into comprehensive epilepsy care to support cognitive and emotional well-being.

Thalamic and functional correlates of processing speed in pediatric epilepsy syndromes: an exploratory neuroimaging study - CONCLUSION: Bilateral thalamic volumes were associated with CRT across combined epilepsy sample, while SomMot connectivity exhibited a candidate syndrome-dependent coupling pattern, suggesting complementary structural and functional correlates of reaction speed in pediatric epilepsy. Their sensitivity to age model specification warrants further validation in larger, age-balanced cohorts.

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.