Epilepsy News

In people with epilepsy, sleeping after a seizure may trigger more seizures - Epileptic seizures alter sleep by prolonging the stage that's central to memory formation, potentially predisposing the brain to "remember" how to trigger subsequent seizures more easily, a small ...

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 ...

Focal treatment-resistant epilepsy symptoms improved with antiseizure medication - Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Monthly seizure frequency percentage reduction was 68.73% for the entire study cohort. For those followed up in ...

First seizure clinic provides visit, pediatric epilepsy diagnosis in less than a week - Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The model expedites access to specialists after a first seizure. The mean time between the referral and the ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Help managing ADHD, anxiety, and depression with Neurofeedback Therapy - SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (Good Things Utah) – for some people, managing symptoms of trauma, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and sleep issues can result in professional after professional all trying ...

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 ...

Epileptic child in remission: Ceiling effect of valproic acid - CONCLUSION: Our study showed that the average weight-based dose of VPA in children in remission was lower than that in G2. A ceiling dose of 44.44 mg/kg/day of VPA limiting treatment efficacy for achieving remission was identified.

Ictal body turning and version in generalized epilepsy - No abstract

From clinical practice to mechanistic insights in ketogenic diets for epilepsy - Ketogenic diet therapies, including the classic ketogenic diet, modified Atkins diet, and low glycaemic index treatment, have shown effectiveness in controlling seizures, in part by shifting metabolism from glucose to ketone bodies. They improve mitochondrial function, reduce neuroinflammation, and modulate neurotransmitters. Ketogenic diet therapies also affect the gut microbiome, potentially ...

Pretreatment With Methylene Blue Atenuates Seizures, Cognitive Impairment, Hippocampal Neuronal Damage and Oxidative Stress in Pentylenetetrazole-Kindled Rats - Methylene blue (MB) is a neuroprotective agent with antioxidant properties. This study investigates the effects of MB on seizures, subsequent cognitive deficits and neuronal damage in a pentylenetetrazole (PTZ)-induced rat model of epilepsy. Rats were randomly divided into a Control group, an Epilepsy group (EP) and an MB intervention group (MB + EP). To induce kindling, the EP and MB + EP grou...

Exploring the use of neuropsychological testing for pre-surgical evaluations of patients with epilepsy in Mongolia using the Repeatable battery for the Assessment of neuropsychological Status (RBANS) - OBJECTIVE: Neuropsychological testing is an essential component of the pre-surgical evaluation for patients with epilepsy. However, no known validated neuropsychological assessment exists for use in Mongolia. This exploratory study evaluates the use of the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS), Update in Mongolian patients with epilepsy.

New onset seizure etiologies and outcomes among adults with HIV in the era of broadly available antiretroviral therapies - OBJECTIVES: In this era of widely available antiretroviral therapy (ART), information regarding new onset seizure, seizure recurrence and mortality is needed to guide clinical decision-making.

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.