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What to know about epilepsy and seizure first aid - November is Epilepsy Awareness Month. Many people may already be aware of the condition from its prevalence in medical dramas, but that portrayal is often exaggerated and does not fully encapsulate ...

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, ...

First seizure clinic provides visit, pediatric epilepsy diagnosis in less than a week - Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The model expedites access to specialists after a first seizure. The mean time between the referral and the ...

Why Early Detection of Seizures and Epilepsy Is so Important - For parents, a child having a seizure is one of the most frightening experiences imaginable. While many childhood seizures are brief and isolated, others are more serious and persistent. To make the ...

EPILEPSY AWARENESS: Local neurologist explains condition & seizure first aid - COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Local experts say epilepsy is not a condition to be afraid of. Piedmont Columbus Regional pediatric neurologist Pierre Fequiere treats patients with epilepsy every day and knows ...

Mental health clinic expands to Henderson with neurofeedback treatment - LAS VEGAS ( FOX5) — A local mental health provider celebrated its expansion to Henderson Tuesday. The Integrative Wellness Clinic of Nevada cut the ribbon on its new location. The clinic says it is ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Improved Hybrid Local Binary Structural Pattern Shallow Graph Deep Convolutional Attention Neural Networks With Synergistic Fibroblast Optimization for Automated Epileptic Seizure Detection and Dia... - Epileptic seizure (ES) detection from electroencephalography (EEG) signals is difficult because of noise and the intricate, patient-specific nature of brain activity. Traditional methods often suffer from low accuracy, high computational costs, and poor generalization. To tackle these challenges, an improved hybrid local binary structural pattern shallow graph deep convolutional attention neura...

Abnormal functional connectivity patterns in temporal lobe epilepsy-An international ENIGMA-epilepsy study - OBJECTIVES: Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) impacts multiple brain networks. Aberrant functional connectivity has been demonstrated in resting-state networks (RSNs) that mediate higher brain functions in TLE. This study aimed to identify the reproducible patterns of altered functional connectivity in TLE in a large, international cohort through ENIGMA-Epilepsy.

Trim-mediated ubiquitin signaling in epilepsy: From synaptic dysregulation to neuroinflammatory network remodeling - Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder characterized by a persistent predisposition to spontaneous, recurrent seizures arising from aberrant, hypersynchronous neuronal activity. Over 50 million people in the world have epilepsy, which remains one of the leading causes of neurological morbidity. Complex disturbances in neuronal homeostasis, most notably an imbalance of excitatory glutamater...

DIRAS2 modulates MAPK pathway-mediated ferroptosis to regulate excitation/inhibition balance and seizure susceptibility - Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder that is widely believed to be associated with an imbalance between neuronal excitation and inhibition (E/I). DIRAS2, a Ras-related GTPase, has not been well understood regarding its role and function within the nervous system. In this study, we found that DIRAS2 is downregulated in the hippocampus during the epileptogenesis phase in a kainic acid-induc...

STING Mediates Microglial Polarization to Promote Neuroinflammation in Epilepsy-Related Cognitive Dysfunction - Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder characterized by recurrent seizures and frequently accompanied by cognitive deficits for which effective treatments are lacking. Neuroinflammation, particularly microglia-mediated immune responses, is pivotal in epileptogenesis. Although the stimulator of interferon genes (STING) pathway is a key cytosolic DNA-sensing mechanism driving innate immunity...

Microelectrode array scaled for human hippocampal slices - OBJECTIVE: Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is characterized by recurrent seizures originating usually from the hippocampus, and approximately one-third of TLE patients remain refractory to pharmacological interventions. Surgical resection offers a potential cure for refractory TLE cases, with approximately 70% achieving seizure freedom. Still, the pathogenesis of TLE remains poorly understood. Ele...

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.