Epilepsy News

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, ...

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 ...

Excellent Brain Ltd. Launches New Android Version for Neurofeedback for ADHD Platform - Founded in 2015 by entrepreneur Ofer A. Lidsky, Excellent Brain Ltd. has been at the forefront of integrating EEG signal processing with advanced neurofeedback techniques. The company's platform is ...

Neurofeedback game helps patients with MS manage fatigue - A compassionate neurofeedback game that can identify fatigue aims to help patients with MS, according to a poster presented at Cedars-Sinai’s eighth annual iteration of its Virtual Medicine Conference ...

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 ...

Understanding The Role Of Neurofeedback Technology In Addressing ADHD - Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a prevalent challenge in today's educational and professional landscapes. Most of us are familiar with ADHD, either ...

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 ...

Intraventricular hemorrhage, suspected EBV reactivation, and TBA-positive epilepsy after deep cervical lymphovenous anastomosis in Alzheimer's disease: a case report - Lymphovenous anastomosis (LVA) is emerging as a potential surgical intervention to ameliorate cervical lymphatic outflow and enhance glymphatic clearance in Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, the spectrum of neurological sequelae associated with this procedure remains poorly characterized. We report the case of a 67-years-old male with amyloid PET-confirmed AD who underwent bilateral deep cervi...

Attitudes and misconceptions surrounding epilepsy and first aid of seizures in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: a systematic review and meta-analysis - No abstract

Adjunctive antiepileptic efficacy and safety study of mTOR inhibitors in children with tuberous sclerosis complex - CONCLUSION: Adjunctive therapy with mTOR inhibitors improves the response rate to antiepileptic treatment in children with TSC, with sirolimus and everolimus demonstrating comparable efficacy. Therapeutic benefits were observed regardless of seizure onset age, and longer treatment duration was associated with greater efficacy. mTOR inhibitors may cause some adverse effects in children, but most...

Deletion of Alg13 disrupts postnatal development and migration of GABAergic cortical interneurons - CONCLUSION: Alg13 regulates postnatal interneuron development, and its deletion may contribute to epilepsy-related pathophysiology. These results enhance understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying epilepsy and provide a potential experimental foundation and novel therapeutic targets for the management of Alg13-associated refractory seizures, thereby advancing knowledge of interneuron ...

KCNQ2 Variants in Neonatal Epilepsy: Clinical Characteristics and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in 30 Patients - BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to characterize clinical features, genetic architecture, treatment responses, and neurodevelopmental outcomes in neonatal epilepsy associated with KCNQ2 variants and to delineate genotype-phenotype correlations.

Ciprofloxacin-induced microbiota dysbiosis triggers seizure susceptibility through the microbiota-gut-brain axis - CONCLUSION: This study provides evidence linking gut microbiota dysbiosis to seizure susceptibility through neuroinflammatory processes, contributing to the understanding of gut-brain axis involvement in fluoroquinolone-induced seizures.

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.