Epilepsy News

Pediatrics in Brevard: Here's what to know about epilepsy, what to do if someone has seizure - Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than 3.4 million people in the United States have epilepsy, so it is a relatively common diagnosis. In fact, it is the fourth ...

Understanding epilepsy: Seven ways to respond to an epileptic seizure - At the forefront of epilepsy research and treatment is the University of Alabama at Birmingham Epilepsy Center, a collaborative initiative between the UAB Department of Neurology and UAB Hospital, ...

Focal treatment-resistant epilepsy symptoms improved with antiseizure medication - Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Monthly seizure frequency percentage reduction was 68.73% for the entire study cohort. For those followed up in ...

New tools map seizures in the brain, improve epilepsy treatment - Two new models could solve a problem that's long frustrated millions of people with epilepsy and the doctors who treat them: how to find precisely where seizures originate to treat exactly that part ...

Seizure Burden in Resistant Epilepsy May Ease With the Tincture of Time - Nearly 70% of patients with focal treatment-resistant epilepsy (FTRE) experience fewer seizures over time, new results of a multicenter study showed. However, the improvements occurred independent of ...

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 ...

Presidio of Monterey expands resilience support with neurofeedback therapy - PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. (Apr 1, 2026) – The Presidio of Monterey Chaplain Family Life Center recently expanded its counseling services to include neurofeedback brain optimization therapy. The ...

How Can Neurofeedback Therapy Help Language and Processing Development? - From birth on, parents can count on their children to be individuals who grow and develop at their own pace. But from a developmental perspective, there are timeframes when kids typically achieve ...

Neurofeedback gets you back in the zone - Researchers have shown -- for the first time -- that they can use online neurofeedback to modify an individual's arousal state to improve performance in a demanding sensory motor task, such as flying ...

Understanding The Role Of Neurofeedback Technology In Addressing ADHD - Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a prevalent challenge in today's educational and professional landscapes. Most of us are familiar with ADHD, either ...

Antiepileptic potential of Jatropha integerrima Jacq. extracts: an exploratory study integrating in vivo seizure models and computational analysis - Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder characterized by recurrent seizures resulting from abnormal neuronal excitability and ion channel dysfunction. This study explored the antiepileptic potential of Jatropha integerrima using integrated in vivo and in silico approaches to identify safer alternatives to conventional therapies. Ethanolic extracts of the plant were fractionated into petrole...

The Effect of Levetiracetam on the Interictal EEG in Children with Refractory Epilepsy - BackgroundInterictal epileptiform discharges (IED) frequency is the most commonly studied interictal measure of ASM efficacy in patients with epilepsy, and IED suppression in a repeat pediatric EEG is usually interpreted as a reduced tendency towards seizures.ObjectiveTo assess whether the amplitude and morphology of IED can serve as surrogate measures of levetiracetam (LEV) efficacy in childre...

Treatment Patterns of Antiseizure Medication for Poststroke Prophylaxis Among Older Adults - CONCLUSIONS: Approximately 41% of older adults remained consistently adherent to the levetiracetam treatment strategy within a year after outpatient initiation, with race and sex significantly associated with adherence-to-treatment probabilities.

Infant Abusive Head Trauma Induces Seizures and Cellular Stress in a Pre-Clinical Mouse Model - Abusive head trauma (AHT) occurs when a child is grasped and shaken with such force that the brain moves within the skull. AHTs are not isolated events; repetition occurs in 30-50% of cases, with affected children experiencing ∼10 episodes. While many AHTs appear asymptomatic, there is often underlying cellular and neurological damage. Notably, seizures following AHT may be solely electrographi...

Tau accumulation increases the susceptibility to effective seizures of electroconvulsive therapy - Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a very valuable treatment for mood disorders. While previous studies have examined predictors of ECT responsiveness, there is a scarcity of neuroimaging studies examining these predictors. In previous studies, it has been reported that epilepsy is significantly more common in patients with Alzheimer's disease, and it has been suggested that tau accumulation is...

The second unprovoked seizure in a cohort of treated patients with a first unprovoked seizure - OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the rate of a second unprovoked seizure in antiseizure medications (ASMs)-treated patients following a first unprovoked seizure and to identify potential risk factors associated with its occurrence.

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.