Epilepsy News

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 ...

Experts push epilepsy awareness during National Epilepsy Awareness Month - Each November, epilepsy advocates and medical professionals push to bring the conversation out of the shadows.

Tyler woman looks to raise epilepsy awareness 3 years after passing of daughter - TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - Susan Branin’s daughter, Micayla, was 5 years old when she had her first seizure. After a year of doctor’s visits, it was a visit to Cook’s Children’s in Fort Worth that finally ...

Why Focal Epilepsy Guidelines Only Tell Half the Story - This review contrasts the standard of care for focal epilepsy with the complex reality of managing non-lesional and drug-resistant cases.

Organizations working to raise awareness for epilepsy throughout November - November is Epilepsy Awareness Month, when awareness is raised for a condition that impacts nearly three million adults in the U.S.

Women’s Health Wednesday: November is Epilepsy Awareness Month - Epilepsy affects 3.4 million people in this country according to the Epilepsy Foundation. Epilepsy is a disorder of the brain defined by the occurrence of recurrent unprovoked seizures. An unprovoked ...

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 ...

Sports And Epilepsy: Safe, Active Lifestyles Can Empower Young Patients - Regular physical activity is safe for most young people with epilepsy and can improve fitness, confidence, memory and even seizure control. With simple precautions, supportive coaching and awareness, ...

Their children depend on CBD to treat epilepsy. The government funding bill threatens to cut off their therapy - Lisa Smith’s 14-year-old daughter, Haley, had run out of options. She was having roughly two dozen seizures a day and had tried “17 or 18” different pharmaceutical regimens, different diets, and an ...

Blue light, flashing reels and sleep loss: How smartphones could be fuelling seizure risk - Neurologists warn rising screen time and digital exposure in India may trigger seizures in children and adults with epilepsy. Experts urge sleep hygiene, screen limits and safe device use to reduce ...

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 ...

Neurofeedback as a Treatment for Parkinson’s Disease - April was Parkinson’s Awareness Month, which prompted me to share this story and an effective, yet little-known treatment for Parkinson’s disease (PD). Parkinson’s disease is a form of brain disorder, ...

How Neurofeedback Can Help Troubled Couples Get Back on the Same Wavelength - Dr. David Helfand (left) with a patient. The cap contains 19 electrodes that measure the brain’s electrical activity. Credit: Courtesy When a 10-year romantic relationship ended last spring for ...

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 ...

Behind the businesses: Explore Girly Pop’s new drive-thru; benefits of neurofeedback therapy at NeuroFit - Upper Michigan Today showcases Girly Pop's new, permanent drive-thru location; Tia Trudgeon shares her experience and results of neurofeedback therapy at NeuroFit in Marquette.

Dementia as a major comorbidity in late-onset epilepsy - Epilepsy is more common in the elderly population, with a higher prevalence of epilepsy-related neurological diseases, such as stroke and traumatic brain injury. Although dementia is also known to be a potential cause of epilepsy in the elderly, estimating its accurate contribution is challenging because of its high prevalence in the general elderly population. To characterize the clinical feat...

Scalp high-frequency activity differentiates neonates with seizures from healthy neonates and indicates postneonatal epilepsy risk - OBJECTIVE: This study investigated whether scalp high-frequency activity (HFA) rates in neonates with seizures predict postneonatal epilepsy (PNE). It also assessed whether HFA rates differentiate neonates with seizures from healthy neonates and whether they vary by seizure etiology, therapeutic hypothermia, and electroencephalographic (EEG) background activity.

Cortical hypertrophy of the contralateral hemisphere after hemispherotomy in children with Sturge-Weber syndrome: A longitudinal volumetric study - OBJECTIVE: This study was undertaken to investigate the longitudinal volumetric changes of the contralateral hemisphere following hemispherotomy in patients with Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS) and to evaluate their association with neurodevelopmental outcomes.

Artificial intelligence for epilepsy decision support - Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being applied in epilepsy, a field marked by diagnostic uncertainty, heterogeneous treatments, and variable outcomes. This review examines the current and potential roles of AI in key domains including history-taking, electronic records, electroencephalography (EEG), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and multimodal integration. Three opportunities ar...

Personalized neurometabolic signature predicts seizure outcomes of laser ablation in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy - CONCLUSIONS: The pNMS provides an individualized imaging marker for guiding laser ablation and predicting postoperative seizure outcomes. This approach supports more precise surgical planning and may improve long-term prognosis in patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy.

Biomarker Differences in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Comparative Study of Patients with and Without Delayed CEREBRAL Ischemia - CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest a distinct early molecular signature in patients with aSAH who develop DCI, characterized by proinflammatory and neurovascular dysfunction markers. These candidate biomarkers warrant further validation in larger cohorts and may provide preliminary insight into biological processes associated with DCI. Their potential clinical value will require confirmation in ...

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.