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The link between sleep, brain injury and seizures - New research is uncovering how sleep quality after traumatic brain injury (TBI) may be the key to preventing seizures and reducing the risk of post-traumatic epilepsy.

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 ...

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 ...

High Retention, Seizure-Freedom Rates for Perampanel in Epilepsy - NASHVILLE, Tennessee ―The retention rate for the antiseizure drug perampanel (Eisai Co, Ltd) is more than 70% for adult patients with epilepsy, new research shows. In early results from the PERPRISE ...

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 ...

What is neurofeedback therapy? - Neurofeedback therapy uses electrical sensors on the head to track brain reactions. The therapy helps with conditions like ADHD, anxiety, and insomnia by changing how the brain functions. Different ...

What Is Neurofeedback Therapy And How Does It Work? - Ashwini Nadkarni, M.D., is a board-certified psychiatrist, Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School and Interim Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs in the Department of Psychiatry at Brigham and Women ...

Rewiring Your Brain: Neurofeedback Goes Mainstream - See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Will Strahl walked up to my door with a massive black briefcase in his ...

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 ...

Neurofeedback Gains Popularity and Lab Attention - You sit in a chair, facing a computer screen, while a clinician sticks electrodes to your scalp with a viscous goop that takes days to wash out of your hair. Wires from the sensors connect to a ...

Parents' knowledge, awareness, and practices towards children with epilepsy in the Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study - CONCLUSION: Parental knowledge and awareness remain moderate, with persistent misconceptions and social stigma. Targeted educational programs are urgently needed to correct misunderstandings, promote effective first-aid responses, and foster community support for children with epilepsy. Enhancing public awareness could significantly improve epilepsy management and outcomes for affected families.

Epileptic spasms in the acute phase of pediatric anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor encephalitis: a case series - CONCLUSION: This case series highlights epileptic spasms as a notable and less common clinical phenotype in the acute stage of NMDARE. Our findings broaden the recognized clinical spectrum of the NMDARE and offer practical insights for diagnosis and management in pediatric practice.

Arthroscopic capsular release combined with Latarjet procedure for chronic locked anterior shoulder dislocation secondary to epilepsy: a case report with one-year follow-up - CONCLUSION: The Latarjet procedure combined with arthroscopic release effectively restored stability and function in chronic anterior shoulder dislocation caused by epileptic seizure. Early postoperative rehabilitation is critical for optimal recovery.

Psilocybin as serotonergic therapy in epilepsy: Narrative review of potentials and limitations - Psilocybin shows potential in neuropsychiatric disorders but has a complex relationship with epilepsy and seizures. We reviewed literature up to November 2025 to identify studies relevant to psilocybin's effects on seizures and epilepsy, including our research on serotonergic modulation. Core studies addressing the research question and supplementary mechanistic evidence were included for synth...

Environmental enrichment applied during epileptogenesis increases seizure latency and reduces serum interleukin-6 in a PTZ kindling model - Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder affecting millions of individuals worldwide and is strongly associated with inflammatory processes. Although pharmacological treatment remains the first-line approach, approximately one-third of patients are refractory to available therapies. Environmental enrichment (EE) has been shown to improve cognitive function, reduce stress, and enhance neuropl...

Mechanistic studies of the human NIPA2 transporter - The Non-Imprinted in Prader-Willi/Angelman syndrome 2 (NIPA2) is a highly conserved member of the Drug/Metabolite Transporter (DMT) family, originally characterized as a Mg^(2+) transporter. Dysfunction of NIPA2 has been linked to epilepsy and seizures but despite this the molecular mechanisms of transport and substrate recognition, as well as the functional and structural effects of patient mu...

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.