Epilepsy News

Epilepsy Management: How Daily Routines, Sleep, And Workplace Support Help Prevent Seizures - Consistent sleep, structured routines, and supportive workplaces play a vital role in reducing seizure frequency and improving quality of life for people living with epilepsy.

Proposed bill aims to improve seizure response awareness in state workplaces - Advocates say bystanders often do the wrong thing without realizing, sometimes operating off of common misconceptions about how to help.

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, ...

Pediatrics in Brevard: Here's what to know about epilepsy, what to do if someone has seizure - 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-most common neurologic condition in the world. November is National ...

Stress as a Seizure Trigger - New evidence supports previous data indicating that stress is a significant trigger of seizures in people with epilepsy. Experts encourage the use of stress management strategies as adjunctive care ...

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 ...

Neurofeedback Therapists in Texas - Our highly specialized and carefully selected team offers biofeedback, neurofeedback, play therapy, parenting support & individual counseling. What makes DIC different than other counseling practices?

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 ...

Neurofeedback is the newest mental health hack among entrepreneurs. Here’s why - Running a business can be an exhilarating and rewarding journey, but it can also bring a unique set of stressors. While the beginning stages of a business can be exciting and feel full of ...

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 ...

Thalamic involvement in glioblastoma is associated with lower risk of seizures: a retrospective cohort study - No abstract

Intracranial electroencephalographic connectivity analysis to localize epileptogenic networks: Systematic review and meta-analysis from ILAE Epilepsy Surgery Networks Task Force - Intracranial electroencephalographic (iEEG) connectivity analysis is a promising method to localize epileptic networks and guide surgical planning in focal drug-resistant epilepsy. Despite numerous studies exploring its utility, the added value of iEEG connectivity over standard clinical presurgical evaluation remains unclear. We assess the current evidence on the efficacy of iEEG connectivity ...

Clinico-Epidemiological Study on Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis: Manifestations, Complications, Risk Factors, and Diagnostic Challenges - Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) is a rare but potentially serious cerebrovascular disorder caused by thrombosis of the cerebral venous sinuses, which can result in raised intracranial pressure, cerebral edema, and hemorrhagic complications. The clinical presentation is highly variable, often leading to diagnostic delays despite advances in neuroimaging. This study aimed to describe the ...

Physical Activity in Patients With Epilepsy: A Risk Factor or a Healthy Habit? - The approach to physical activity in patients with epilepsy has substantially changed over the last decade. Despite multiple positive effects of physical activity on general health and well-being, patients with epilepsy have long been advised not to engage in sports activities. Recent studies have led physicians to formulate updated recommendations and to encourage patients to remain active. It...

Episodic Ataxia Associated With Synaptosomal-Associated Protein 25 (SNAP25) Variant: Beyond Epilepsy and Developmental Delay - Developmental and epileptic encephalopathies (DEEs) of infancy and childhood are characterized by early-onset seizures and developmental impairment. Heterozygous missense or loss-of-function variants in synaptosomal-associated protein 25 (SNAP25), a core component of the presynaptic soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor (SNARE) complex, have been implicated in a ...

Retraining and control therapy: sense of control and catastrophic symptom expectations as targets of a cognitive behavioral treatment for pediatric functional seizures - This manuscript outlines the methodology of a randomized controlled trial (Clinical Registry #: NCT06007053) that aims to assess sense of control and catastrophic symptom expectations as targets of Retraining and Control Therapy (ReACT) a cognitive behavioral treatment for pediatric functional seizures (FS). Participants will complete baseline assessments of treatment targets and other outcome ...

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.