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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 ...

Study finds epilepsy patients who use cannabis may increase seizures - The research team examined 64 adults with drug-resistant epilepsy.

Every seizure can look and feel very different: NMU holds presentation on epilepsy and seizure training - The presentation hopes to clear up misconceptions regarding epilepsy and seizures as well as how to help those in need.

Using Seizure-Risk Forecasts to ID Best Time for Epilepsy Monitoring - NASHVILLE, Tennessee ― Scheduling video-electroencephalography (vEEG) monitoring on the basis of personalized seizure risk forecasts may improve diagnostic accuracy, emerging research suggests. In a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A homozygous missense variant in NRROS gene is associated with intracranial calcifications, neurodegeneration, and severe infantile epilepsy syndrome - Biallelic loss-of-function variants in NRROS (Negative regulator of reactive oxygen species, previously LRRC33) cause a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by early-onset seizures with brain calcifications. To date, 16 affected individuals from 13 unrelated families have been reported for this condition. We describe two siblings from a consanguineous family with this disorder, ...

Management of Epilepsy in the Brain Tumour Patient: Current Concepts and Practical Approaches - Brain Tumour-Related Epilepsy (BTRE) is among the most common, disabling and feared complications of primary and metastatic brain tumours. Seizures cause significant suffering, psychosocial burden, reduced quality of life and lead inevitably to the loss of a driving license. The mechanisms underlying BTRE are multifactorial, including tumour-driven alterations in neuronal excitability and pro-e...

Monoallelic variants in BRSK1 are associated with a neurodevelopmental disorder with or without epilepsy - Brain-specific serine/threonine kinase (BRSK1; synapses of amphids defective [SAD]-B) encodes an AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK)-related serine/threonine kinase required for neuronal polarization and synaptic function. An individual with a variant in BRSK1 was identified in the Texome Project, which provides genomic diagnosis to financially disadvantaged individuals in Texas, using AI-MARRV...

Programming parameters affecting seizure reduction in responsive neurostimulation patients at a pediatric center - CONCLUSIONS: Divergent programming strategies in cortical and thalamic RNS targets result in similar efficacy. Both were effective across differing seizure etiologies and types. These findings support the use of structured, individualized programming protocols in pediatric epilepsy care.

Neurobehavioral outcomes following epilepsy surgery in tuberous sclerosis complex: A retrospective study - CONCLUSION: Neurobehavioral improvement was often observed following epilepsy surgery in TSC, with seizure outcomes unrelated to neurobehavioral outcomes. However, some worsening of behavior was observed. Many TAND items were not routinely documented in the clinical records, underscoring the need for a more structured, prospective approach to neuropsychiatric comorbidity assessment in TSC.

A novel CUL4B missense variant in a Chinese family with cabezas syndrome and epilepsy: A case report - No abstract

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.