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Wearable Tech Advances in Epilepsy Seizure Detection -
A narrative review published in Acta Epileptologica on March 2, 2026, synthesizes the current state of wearable digital health technologies in epilepsy management.
Seizure action plans: Management and educational tools in epilepsy care - Historically, seizure action plans have focused on certain high-risk groups—such as people with drug-resistant epilepsy and people with a history of status epilepticus or seizure clusters. Neurology ...
Epilepsy comes out of nowhere: Heartland neurologist discusses misconceptions about seizures - Dr. Mark Farrenburg said he wants people to know the difference between having a seizure and an epilepsy diagnosis this Seizure Awareness month.
Seizure action plans: More than management tools for epilepsy - Newswise — Historically, seizure action plans have focused on certain high-risk groups — such as people with drug-resistant epilepsy and people with a history of status epilepticus or seizure clusters ...
Epilepsy Patients' Own Alert Labels Helped an AI Seizure Monitor Cut False Alarms by About 80% in Simulation - A small, industry-funded trial found that eating 60 grams of unsalted peanuts daily for 16 weeks improved insulin responsiveness in memory-related brain regions, but not memory or dementia outcomes.
Epilepsy breakthrough: Experimental gene therapy cuts seizures by over 90% in first human trial - Unlike conventional epilepsy treatments, which generally rely on medicines to suppress seizures across the brain, this approach attempts to regulate the activity of neurons in the precise area ...
Does Levetiracetam Improve Seizure Outcomes in Pediatric Epilepsy? - Although levetiracetam was associated with improved seizure outcomes compared with placebo in pediatric epilepsy, it did not demonstrate superior efficacy when compared with established active ...
Seizure action plans: Management and educational tools in epilepsy care - Historically, seizure action plans have focused on certain high-risk groups—such as people with drug-resistant epilepsy and people with a history of status epilepticus or seizure clusters. Neurology ...
Epilepsy comes out of nowhere: Heartland neurologist discusses misconceptions about seizures - Dr. Mark Farrenburg said he wants people to know the difference between having a seizure and an epilepsy diagnosis this Seizure Awareness month.
Seizure action plans: More than management tools for epilepsy - Newswise — Historically, seizure action plans have focused on certain high-risk groups — such as people with drug-resistant epilepsy and people with a history of status epilepticus or seizure clusters ...
Epilepsy Patients' Own Alert Labels Helped an AI Seizure Monitor Cut False Alarms by About 80% in Simulation - A small, industry-funded trial found that eating 60 grams of unsalted peanuts daily for 16 weeks improved insulin responsiveness in memory-related brain regions, but not memory or dementia outcomes.
Epilepsy breakthrough: Experimental gene therapy cuts seizures by over 90% in first human trial - Unlike conventional epilepsy treatments, which generally rely on medicines to suppress seizures across the brain, this approach attempts to regulate the activity of neurons in the precise area ...
Does Levetiracetam Improve Seizure Outcomes in Pediatric Epilepsy? - Although levetiracetam was associated with improved seizure outcomes compared with placebo in pediatric epilepsy, it did not demonstrate superior efficacy when compared with established active ...
Neurofeedback News
What Is Neurofeedback Therapy? -
Neurofeedback is a noninvasive form of therapy that trains the brain to improve various neurological issues, including chronic pain, ADHD, anxiety, depression and PTSD. Using EEG to monitor real-time ...
Can Neurofeedback Effectively Treat ADHD? - Neurofeedback training is an alternative therapy that uses real-time EEG data to help patients train their brains to improve focus, impulse control, and executive function. Since the 1970s, patients ...
Elite athletes enhance their performance with 'neurofeedback'—and you can get a device for $99 - When you think of the training tools that professional athletes have at their disposal, high-tech sports equipment and state-of-the-art athletic facilities come to mind. But training for peak ...
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 ...
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 ...
Can Neurofeedback Effectively Treat ADHD? - Neurofeedback training is an alternative therapy that uses real-time EEG data to help patients train their brains to improve focus, impulse control, and executive function. Since the 1970s, patients ...
Elite athletes enhance their performance with 'neurofeedback'—and you can get a device for $99 - When you think of the training tools that professional athletes have at their disposal, high-tech sports equipment and state-of-the-art athletic facilities come to mind. But training for peak ...
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 ...
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 ...
Medical News Today
PubMed
Efficacy and tolerability of brivaracetam as adjunctive therapy in children with drug-resistant epilepsy: a single-center prospective cohort study -
CONCLUSION: Adjunctive BRV therapy demonstrated favorable efficacy and good tolerability in children with DRE during short-term follow-up. These findings provide practical guidance for clinical decision-making and contribute to the real-world evidence from China on the use of adjunctive BRV therapy in pediatric DRE.
Differential structural profiles of the hippocampus and thalamus and their cognitive relevance in unilateral mesial temporal lobe epilepsy - CONCLUSIONS: Hippocampal and thalamic abnormalities showed distinct structural and cognitive profiles in unilateral MTLE. Thalamic atrophy was widespread, whereas hippocampal volume was more closely related to cognition and showed additional variation by HS status and anatomical hemisphere.
Clinical features and outcomes in children with late-onset febrile seizures - CONCLUSION: Most LFS were brief and had generally favorable short-term outcomes. All incident epilepsy cases occurred in children with febrile seizures before five years of age; however, given the small number of outcomes and overlapping confidence intervals, this observation is hypothesis-generating and does not permit reliable subgroup-specific risk estimation. Larger prospective studies with...
Automated intracranial spike analysis across sleep-wake states localizes the seizure onset zone in drug-resistant epilepsy - CONCLUSIONS: Automated intracranial IED analysis localizes the SOZ in adults and children, with only modest variation across sleep-wake states.
Patient characteristics and treatment patterns in Dravet syndrome and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome: real-world evidence from physician- and caregiver-reported data in Japan - CONCLUSIONS: Patients with DS or LGS in Japan are reported to experience substantial seizure and non-seizure burden, and perceived caregiver burden is high. These data underscore the importance of optimized therapies and comprehensive support systems to address both patient and caregiver needs.
Epigenetic age acceleration in the brain and blood of people with epilepsy and in a mouse model of focal cortical dysplasia: a retrospective cross-sectional study - BACKGROUND: People with epilepsy have reduced life expectancy and more age-related comorbidities, suggesting a link to faster biological ageing. Direct molecular evidence has been scarce.
Differential structural profiles of the hippocampus and thalamus and their cognitive relevance in unilateral mesial temporal lobe epilepsy - CONCLUSIONS: Hippocampal and thalamic abnormalities showed distinct structural and cognitive profiles in unilateral MTLE. Thalamic atrophy was widespread, whereas hippocampal volume was more closely related to cognition and showed additional variation by HS status and anatomical hemisphere.
Clinical features and outcomes in children with late-onset febrile seizures - CONCLUSION: Most LFS were brief and had generally favorable short-term outcomes. All incident epilepsy cases occurred in children with febrile seizures before five years of age; however, given the small number of outcomes and overlapping confidence intervals, this observation is hypothesis-generating and does not permit reliable subgroup-specific risk estimation. Larger prospective studies with...
Automated intracranial spike analysis across sleep-wake states localizes the seizure onset zone in drug-resistant epilepsy - CONCLUSIONS: Automated intracranial IED analysis localizes the SOZ in adults and children, with only modest variation across sleep-wake states.
Patient characteristics and treatment patterns in Dravet syndrome and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome: real-world evidence from physician- and caregiver-reported data in Japan - CONCLUSIONS: Patients with DS or LGS in Japan are reported to experience substantial seizure and non-seizure burden, and perceived caregiver burden is high. These data underscore the importance of optimized therapies and comprehensive support systems to address both patient and caregiver needs.
Epigenetic age acceleration in the brain and blood of people with epilepsy and in a mouse model of focal cortical dysplasia: a retrospective cross-sectional study - BACKGROUND: People with epilepsy have reduced life expectancy and more age-related comorbidities, suggesting a link to faster biological ageing. Direct molecular evidence has been scarce.
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.