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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 ...
What is neurofeedback therapy? - Medically reviewed by Shaheen Lakhan, MD, PhD, FAAN Key Takeaways Neurofeedback therapy uses electrical sensors on the head to track brain reactions.The therapy helps with conditions like ADHD, ...
How Neurofeedback Can Help You - Neurofeedback is a computer-guided, noninvasive brain-function training based on EEG feedback. Neurofeedback is also called “neurotherapy,” “neurobiofeedback,” or “electroencephalography” (EEG) ...
Novel adjunct treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder: Neurofeedback and deep brain reorienting - Dr. Lanius discusses the need for novel adjunct treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), highlighting two promising approaches ...
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 ...
What is neurofeedback therapy? - Medically reviewed by Shaheen Lakhan, MD, PhD, FAAN Key Takeaways Neurofeedback therapy uses electrical sensors on the head to track brain reactions.The therapy helps with conditions like ADHD, ...
How Neurofeedback Can Help You - Neurofeedback is a computer-guided, noninvasive brain-function training based on EEG feedback. Neurofeedback is also called “neurotherapy,” “neurobiofeedback,” or “electroencephalography” (EEG) ...
Novel adjunct treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder: Neurofeedback and deep brain reorienting - Dr. Lanius discusses the need for novel adjunct treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), highlighting two promising approaches ...
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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Probiotics in epilepsy treatment: a meta-analysis of efficacy and safety -
CONCLUSION: Probiotics improved seizure activity, relative power in certain EEG frequency bands, and intestinal barrier function without increasing the incidence of adverse reactions, supporting their feasibility as complementary treatment for epilepsy. Limited sample size and methodological necessitate further validation.
A Narrative Review of Emerging Immune Targets in Neuroinflammation-Driven Epileptogenesis: From Complement Pathways to Immune Checkpoints - Epileptogenesis, the process by which a normal brain becomes epileptic, has long been attributed to excitotoxicity and neuronal hyperexcitability. Advances in neuroimmunology now indicate that neuroinflammation contributes materially to seizure initiation, propagation, and chronicity, opening avenues for therapies that aim to modify disease biology rather than merely suppress symptoms. To maint...
Shaking in Darkness: Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES)-Induced Acute Bilateral Blindness and Seizures - Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a neurologic disorder that causes acute or subacute cerebral edema, brain capillary leakage, and a hyperperfusion encephalopathy that results in presenting symptoms of headache, vision changes, seizure activity, altered mentation, nausea or vomiting, or focal neurologic deficits. We describe a case of PRES in the setting of severe hypertens...
Clinical Utility of Whole-Exome Sequencing in a Consanguineous Family with UNC80-related Neurodevelopmental Disorder: A Case Series and Review of the Literature - The UNC79 and UNC80 proteins form key regulatory subunits of the sodium leak channel, non-selective (NALCN), a channel fundamental to maintaining neuronal excitability. The UNC80 gene, located on chromosome 2 at the 2q34 locus, encodes a critical component of this channel complex, contributing to its permeability to Na⁺, K⁺, and Ca²⁺ ions. Mutations in this gene are presumed to be linked to sym...
Human primary skeletal muscle cells express glutamate receptor GluR3, are activated by glutamate, and are affected by autoimmune GluR3B antibodies of epilepsy patients - BACKGROUND: Glutamate is the major excitatory neurotransmitter in the nervous system, common in neuromuscular junctions, and with abnormally reduced levels in several muscle diseases. Glutamate receptor AMPA GluR3, encoded by the GRIA3 gene, has important neurophysiological roles in regulation of neural networks, sleep, and breathing. GluR3 deletion or abnormal function increases the susceptibi...
The effects of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation in epilepsy comorbid with migraine on the EEG power spectrum: a randomized controlled trial - CONCLUSION: In comorbid patients in our groups, taVNS can decrease the frequency of seizures, improve mood and quality of life, and reduce the EEG power spectrum.
A Narrative Review of Emerging Immune Targets in Neuroinflammation-Driven Epileptogenesis: From Complement Pathways to Immune Checkpoints - Epileptogenesis, the process by which a normal brain becomes epileptic, has long been attributed to excitotoxicity and neuronal hyperexcitability. Advances in neuroimmunology now indicate that neuroinflammation contributes materially to seizure initiation, propagation, and chronicity, opening avenues for therapies that aim to modify disease biology rather than merely suppress symptoms. To maint...
Shaking in Darkness: Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES)-Induced Acute Bilateral Blindness and Seizures - Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a neurologic disorder that causes acute or subacute cerebral edema, brain capillary leakage, and a hyperperfusion encephalopathy that results in presenting symptoms of headache, vision changes, seizure activity, altered mentation, nausea or vomiting, or focal neurologic deficits. We describe a case of PRES in the setting of severe hypertens...
Clinical Utility of Whole-Exome Sequencing in a Consanguineous Family with UNC80-related Neurodevelopmental Disorder: A Case Series and Review of the Literature - The UNC79 and UNC80 proteins form key regulatory subunits of the sodium leak channel, non-selective (NALCN), a channel fundamental to maintaining neuronal excitability. The UNC80 gene, located on chromosome 2 at the 2q34 locus, encodes a critical component of this channel complex, contributing to its permeability to Na⁺, K⁺, and Ca²⁺ ions. Mutations in this gene are presumed to be linked to sym...
Human primary skeletal muscle cells express glutamate receptor GluR3, are activated by glutamate, and are affected by autoimmune GluR3B antibodies of epilepsy patients - BACKGROUND: Glutamate is the major excitatory neurotransmitter in the nervous system, common in neuromuscular junctions, and with abnormally reduced levels in several muscle diseases. Glutamate receptor AMPA GluR3, encoded by the GRIA3 gene, has important neurophysiological roles in regulation of neural networks, sleep, and breathing. GluR3 deletion or abnormal function increases the susceptibi...
The effects of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation in epilepsy comorbid with migraine on the EEG power spectrum: a randomized controlled trial - CONCLUSION: In comorbid patients in our groups, taVNS can decrease the frequency of seizures, improve mood and quality of life, and reduce the EEG power spectrum.
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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.