Epilepsy News

Camelback Recovery Launches Neurofeedback Therapy at Its Phoenix Treatment Center - Camelback Recovery has launched neurofeedback therapy at its Phoenix treatment center, expanding the care options available within its mental health and addiction programs. Phoenix, Arizona--(Newsfile ...

Novel neurofeedback technique enhances awareness of mind-wandering - Everyone knows the feeling. You are trying to concentrate on driving or studying, or paying attention in a boring meeting, but suddenly, you realize that you are thinking about something irrelevant to ...

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 ...

Testing a brain training device for better focus sleep and relaxation - A detailed review of a neurofeedback headband exploring how brain training technology works and the creator’s experience using it for focus relaxation sleep and mental performance. #Neurofeedback #Men ...

How virtual reality is changing brain-training technology - Integrating virtual reality into brain-training therapies can make the experience more enjoyable and engaging for users. A recent review published in the journal Applied Psychophysiology and ...

Neuroprotective Role of Flavonoids: Implications for Natural Epilepsy Therapy-A Systematic Review - CONCLUSION: Flavonoids demonstrate significant multi-target neuroprotective potential in experimental models of epilepsy. This article focuses on various aspects, such as the mechanisms of action and neuroprotective benefits of various flavonoids against epilepsy. The article highlights the promising role of various flavonoids and the potential of nanotherapeutic flavonoids against epilepsy.

The microbiota-gut-brain axis in epilepsy: Mechanistic insights and emerging probiotic-based therapeutics - Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder affecting more than 50 million people globally. Over one-third of patients remain pharmacoresistant to conventional antiepileptic therapy, creating a substantial healthcare and societal burden. Recently, the gut-brain axis has emerged as a novel and pivotal route in the pathophysiology and progression of epilepsy. The gut microbiota regulates brain fu...

Epilepsy in children with cerebral palsy: perinatal, clinical and neuroimaging correlates - a cross-sectional study from a tertiary care centre in North India - CONCLUSION: Epilepsy severity in CP was associated with grey matter MRI injury and low 5 min APGAR but showed less association with motor impairment. Low 5 min APGAR scores may serve as early clinical markers of increased risk of severe seizure in CP and may help prioritise MRI assessment and closer seizure surveillance. This study emphasises the need for parallel management strategies-addressi...

Convergence of spatially dispersed atrophy into functional networks in temporal lobe epilepsy: glial-immune signature associated with circuit dysfunction and treatment response - Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) exhibits spatially heterogeneous cortical atrophy, yet how these distributed patterns drive unified pathophysiology remains unknown. Here, we test the hypothesis that locally discrete atrophic regions coalesce into functionally coherent networks associated with unified molecular mechanisms. Using large-scale normative modeling of patient-specific regional atrophy an...

Seizures in SRRM2-related disorder and treatment response - CONCLUSIONS: Epilepsy associated with SRRM2 loss-of-function variants typically presents in early childhood, often beginning with atypical febrile seizures and occasionally evolving to focal impaired-awareness seizures. The overall course appears favourable, with good response to treatment and no drug-resistant epilepsy observed in this cohort.

Feasibility, safety and preliminary effectiveness of an epilepsy treatment smartphone application in rural primary care: A two-arm prospective observational study from India - CONCLUSION: The ETA was feasible to deploy in routine rural primary care and was not associated with inferior diagnostic or treatment outcomes compared with epilepsy-trained care alone. These preliminary findings support further evaluation of the ETA as a tool to reduce the epilepsy treatment gap in resource-limited settings.

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.