Epilepsy News

New epilepsy clinic in Baton Rouge transforms care opportunities for children with seizures - Our Lady of the Lake Children's Hospital opened a epilepsy monitoring unit on July 4, 2025, the first ever unit in the Baton Rouge area.

Experts share 3 simple steps to help someone during a seizure - Nearly 3.5 million Americans living with epilepsy could benefit from bystander knowledge of proper seizure response.

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 ...

November is National Epilepsy Awareness month - Almost three million adults and nearly half a million children in the United States live with epilepsy. It's an underdiagnosed issue that can affect anyone at any age and lead to lifelong issues. The ...

Epilepsy and triggers - This week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Sarah Schmitt about epilepsy and common triggers that may initiate a seizure in individuals with epilepsy.

‘Will of the People’: Love, epilepsy, and medical cannabis for an Omaha boy - He really loves to watch volleyball. He loves a cold Sprite. He loves, probably, most every food we give him,” Teddy’s parents beamed. “He loves the spinning fan.” ...

Scientists achieve targeted seizure control using sound waves and gene therapy - Bioengineers at Rice University have developed a nonsurgical method to control seizure-related brain activity using sound waves and gene therapy. The approach, tested in animal models, targets only ...

NEURELIS TO PARTICIPATE IN SOFIE'S JOURNEY EPILEPSY AWARENESS DAY AND EDUCATION EXPO AT DISNEYLAND® RESORT - Neurelis, Inc., the innovator behind VALTOCO® (diazepam nasal spray), today announced it will join the epilepsy community at the 13th Annual Sofie's Journey Epilepsy Awareness Day & Education Expo at ...

Charlotte Walk for Epilepsy raises $40k for research, awareness - Over 300 participants gathered at McAlpine Creek Park in East Charlotte on Sunday, raising more than $40,000 for the Epilepsy Foundation.

Flat Rock woman with epilepsy now seizure-free - A local woman who experienced regular epileptic seizures, and for years unsuccessfully sought a solution, is now seizure-free, thanks to a procedure conducted at Corewell Health William Beaumont ...

Behind the businesses: Explore Girly Pop’s new drive-thru; benefits of neurofeedback therapy at NeuroFit - Upper Michigan Today showcases Girly Pop's new, permanent drive-thru location; Tia Trudgeon shares her experience and results of neurofeedback therapy at NeuroFit in Marquette.

Rewiring Your Brain: Neurofeedback Goes Mainstream - Will Strahl walked up to my door with a massive black briefcase in his hand, the kind you could use to tote a dirty bomb. Once inside my living room, he cracked open the case and removed a laptop, a ...

BrainCo FocusXin Trains Children’s Attention With BCI Technology - Research shows that FocusXin’s neurofeedback training reduces excessive theta and high-frequency beta activity in the brain while enhancing sensorimotor rhythm (SMR), thereby strengthening executive ...

Neurofeedback for ADHD: Significant, Lasting Improvement - Computer-based neurofeedback can produce significant and lasting improvement in attention and focus in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD ...

I think, therefore I heal: the weird science of neurofeedback - Imagine if treating a mental illness was as simple as playing a video game — except your mind is the controller. That idea isn’t only real, it’s a therapy gaining traction in the medical community and ...

Disulfiram Prevents Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption in Epileptic Mice by Inhibiting Astrocyte Pyroptosis to Improve Seizure Activity - Epilepsy is a prevalent neurological disorder whose pathogenesis is closely associated with blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption. Emerging evidence suggests that astrocytic pyroptosis may play a pivotal role in BBB impairment. Based on this, we propose two central hypotheses: (1) seizure activity triggers astrocytic pyroptosis and exacerbates BBB damage; (2) pharmacological inhibition of pyropt...

Lesionectomy involving rolandic and perirolandic cortex for intractable epilepsy in children: surgical strategy and motor outcome - CONCLUSIONS: The high rate of Engel Class I outcomes demonstrates that achieving seizure freedom is possible, even when the epileptic foci involve the Rolandic or perirolandic region. Immediate postoperative motor weakness is expected; however, the low incidence of permanent severe deficits demonstrates the effectiveness of the surgical strategies employed.

Impact of long-term treatment with cenobamate on concomitant usage of antiseizure medications: A real-world retrospective study in Spain - OBJECTIVES: This study explored the safety and effectiveness of adjunctive cenobamate (CNB) in patients with different levels of drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) in a real-world setting, including its impact on the use of co-antiseizure medication (co-ASM).

In-hospital outcomes of lacosamide versus levetiracetam for early adjunctive treatment of status epilepticus: A Nationwide Japanese retrospective cohort study - OBJECTIVE: Status epilepticus (SE) is a neurological emergency requiring immediate treatment. Although intravenous lacosamide (LCM) is used for the management of epilepsy, its effectiveness in treating SE remains unclear. We aimed to compare the in-hospital outcomes between intravenous LCM and levetiracetam (LEV) as an early adjunctive therapy for SE using a nationwide inpatient Japanese database.

The enigma of reflex eating epilepsy: A cohort study of 50 patients with insights from multimodal evaluation - OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the clinical, electroencephalographic (EEG), neuroimaging characteristics, and treatment outcomes of patients diagnosed with eating epilepsy (EE).

Localizing and Lateralizing Significance of Initial, Mid-Ictal, and Ictal-End Head Position in Versive Seizures With Secondary Generalization - BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess the localizing and lateralizing significance of initial, mid-ictal, and ictal-end head position in versive seizures with secondary generalization.

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.