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What Is Neurofeedback? -
Whenever I mention that neurofeedback helped me regain my life after my multiple brain injuries — or that I’m now a neurofeedback provider — the first reaction is to ask me, what is neurofeedback? I’m ...
Can Monitoring Brain Waves Boost Mental Health? - Neurofeedback has promised a mental health revolution for decades. But is it effective? Credit...Tony Luong for The New York Times Supported by By David Dodge Twice a week, Stephanie, a 37-year-old ...
What Does a Neurofeedback Technician Do? - Neurofeedback is about helping a client's brain learn to self-regulate by showing it its own EEG activity on a screen or through headphones. It is like going to the gym for your brain. It is not a ...
Neurofeedback Gains Popularity and Lab Attention - You sit in a chair, facing a computer screen, while a clinician sticks electrodes to your scalp with a viscous goop that takes days to wash out of your hair. Wires from the sensors connect to a ...
Benefits of neurofeedback for those with ADHD mainly due to unexpected factors - The most common form of neurofeedback for ADHD has been training down the theta-waves and training up beta-waves. Our study is the first large, well-blinded study of theta-beta neurofeedback designed ...
Can Monitoring Brain Waves Boost Mental Health? - Neurofeedback has promised a mental health revolution for decades. But is it effective? Credit...Tony Luong for The New York Times Supported by By David Dodge Twice a week, Stephanie, a 37-year-old ...
What Does a Neurofeedback Technician Do? - Neurofeedback is about helping a client's brain learn to self-regulate by showing it its own EEG activity on a screen or through headphones. It is like going to the gym for your brain. It is not a ...
Neurofeedback Gains Popularity and Lab Attention - You sit in a chair, facing a computer screen, while a clinician sticks electrodes to your scalp with a viscous goop that takes days to wash out of your hair. Wires from the sensors connect to a ...
Benefits of neurofeedback for those with ADHD mainly due to unexpected factors - The most common form of neurofeedback for ADHD has been training down the theta-waves and training up beta-waves. Our study is the first large, well-blinded study of theta-beta neurofeedback designed ...
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Analysis of clinical phenotypes and pathogenicity of a c.4476+5G>T variant of SCN1A gene in a Chinese pedigree affected with Genetic epilepsy with febrile seizures plus -
CONCLUSION: The c.4476+5G>T variant at an intronic site of the SCN1A gene probably underlay the pathogenesis of GEFS+ in this pedigree.
Real-world clinical utility of exome sequencing in pediatric drug-resistant epilepsy: Experience from a tertiary center in Thailand - CONCLUSION: WES achieved a 39% diagnostic yield and substantial clinical utility in pediatric DRE, particularly in early-onset and channelopathy-related disorders. These findings support early molecular diagnosis to facilitate genotype-informed management in appropriately selected children. However, the more favorable developmental and seizure outcomes observed in genetically solved patients sh...
Association of tobacco use with seizures, psychosocial comorbidities, and quality of life among people with epilepsy: A cross-sectional analysis - CONCLUSIONS: Tobacco use was significantly associated with medicinal cannabis which in turn was associated with increased seizure frequency among PWE. Given the risks associated with using multiple substances, more research is needed to better understand the association between epilepsy and multiple product use. These results underscore the need for integrating cessation-related resources into ...
Dissociating decision-making deficits in temporal and frontal lobe epilepsy using Bayesian methods - CONCLUSION: Focal epilepsy impacts decision-making efficiency in a manner contingent upon seizure focus. The observed distinctions between temporal groups tentatively suggest potential avenues for future longitudinal research into tailored neuropsychological interventions. These findings highlight the utility of Bayesian frameworks in providing a nuanced, probabilistic characterization of cogni...
Prophylactic sodium valproate administration is associated with improved spatial memory in PTZ-kindled rats: involvement of 5-HT1A receptors - CONCLUSION: Prophylactic VPA administration is associated with improved spatial memory in PTZ-kindled rats, an effect critically dependent on intact 5-HT1A receptor signaling. These findings highlight a potential dual benefit of VPA-seizure control and cognitive protection-though post-kindling studies are warranted to establish direct causality.
Prediction of 3-month functional outcome of status epilepticus: Is END-IT scale sufficient to help? - CONCLUSION: In this SE cohort, END-IT showed moderate prognostic performance for predicting 3-month functional outcomes. Incorporating comorbidity burden may enhance future prognostic models.
Real-world clinical utility of exome sequencing in pediatric drug-resistant epilepsy: Experience from a tertiary center in Thailand - CONCLUSION: WES achieved a 39% diagnostic yield and substantial clinical utility in pediatric DRE, particularly in early-onset and channelopathy-related disorders. These findings support early molecular diagnosis to facilitate genotype-informed management in appropriately selected children. However, the more favorable developmental and seizure outcomes observed in genetically solved patients sh...
Association of tobacco use with seizures, psychosocial comorbidities, and quality of life among people with epilepsy: A cross-sectional analysis - CONCLUSIONS: Tobacco use was significantly associated with medicinal cannabis which in turn was associated with increased seizure frequency among PWE. Given the risks associated with using multiple substances, more research is needed to better understand the association between epilepsy and multiple product use. These results underscore the need for integrating cessation-related resources into ...
Dissociating decision-making deficits in temporal and frontal lobe epilepsy using Bayesian methods - CONCLUSION: Focal epilepsy impacts decision-making efficiency in a manner contingent upon seizure focus. The observed distinctions between temporal groups tentatively suggest potential avenues for future longitudinal research into tailored neuropsychological interventions. These findings highlight the utility of Bayesian frameworks in providing a nuanced, probabilistic characterization of cogni...
Prophylactic sodium valproate administration is associated with improved spatial memory in PTZ-kindled rats: involvement of 5-HT1A receptors - CONCLUSION: Prophylactic VPA administration is associated with improved spatial memory in PTZ-kindled rats, an effect critically dependent on intact 5-HT1A receptor signaling. These findings highlight a potential dual benefit of VPA-seizure control and cognitive protection-though post-kindling studies are warranted to establish direct causality.
Prediction of 3-month functional outcome of status epilepticus: Is END-IT scale sufficient to help? - CONCLUSION: In this SE cohort, END-IT showed moderate prognostic performance for predicting 3-month functional outcomes. Incorporating comorbidity burden may enhance future prognostic models.
Science Daily
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.