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Essex girl, 18, dies from seizure and cardiac arrest while on phone to boyfriend -
A healthy 18-year-old with epilepsy had a random seizure while chatting on the phone in her bedroom - causing a fatal cardiac arrest. Ellen May Hardwick, 18, was diagnosed with epilepsy aged five but ...
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 ...
Why treating epilepsy isn't just about stopping seizures - Epilepsy was viewed for a long time as a disorder of sudden electrical disruption, but we now know the story is more complex ...
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, ...
Why Early Detection of Seizures and Epilepsy Is so Important - For parents, a child having a seizure is one of the most frightening experiences imaginable. While many childhood seizures are brief and isolated, others are more serious and persistent. To make the ...
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 ...
In people with epilepsy, sleeping after a seizure may trigger more seizures - Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A new study suggests that ...
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 ...
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 ...
Why treating epilepsy isn't just about stopping seizures - Epilepsy was viewed for a long time as a disorder of sudden electrical disruption, but we now know the story is more complex ...
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, ...
Why Early Detection of Seizures and Epilepsy Is so Important - For parents, a child having a seizure is one of the most frightening experiences imaginable. While many childhood seizures are brief and isolated, others are more serious and persistent. To make the ...
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 ...
In people with epilepsy, sleeping after a seizure may trigger more seizures - Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A new study suggests that ...
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 ...
Neurofeedback News
Mindmachines.com Introduces Advanced Mental Fitness Gadget for Achieving Deep Meditation States -
Dallas, Texas - April 29, 2026 - PRESSADVANTAGE - Mindmachines.com has introduced the third generation of its ROSHIwave ...
I'm 24 and tried a bunch of longevity hacks popular in Silicon Valley. Only a few felt worth the money. - I went to a biohacking event in San Francisco to test out the buzziest longevity technologies. From IV drips to ice baths, here's what's worth it.
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 gets you back in the zone - Researchers have shown -- for the first time -- that they can use online neurofeedback to modify an individual's arousal state to improve performance in a demanding sensory motor task, such as flying ...
I'm 24 and tried a bunch of longevity hacks popular in Silicon Valley. Only a few felt worth the money. - I went to a biohacking event in San Francisco to test out the buzziest longevity technologies. From IV drips to ice baths, here's what's worth it.
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 gets you back in the zone - Researchers have shown -- for the first time -- that they can use online neurofeedback to modify an individual's arousal state to improve performance in a demanding sensory motor task, such as flying ...
Medical News Today
PubMed
Laminar organization of cellular microcircuits modulating human interictal epileptiform discharges -
Interictal epileptiform discharges (IEDs) are pathological bursts of brain activity between seizures in people with epilepsy. Despite their importance in diagnosis, cognitive comorbidities and therapeutic implications as biomarkers for neurostimulation, it is unknown how IEDs arise from structured large-scale neuronal firing across human cortical lamina. We used high-density Neuropixels probes ...
Applications of Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors in Neurological Disorders, Mechanisms and Therapeutic Potential - Eleven carbonic anhydrase isoforms are known to be present in different parts of the central nervous system and are involved in signal transduction, cerebral fluid homeostasis, bicarbonate generation, respiratory response to carbon dioxide, seizure activity, and fluid and ion compartmentation. Therefore, carbonic anhydrase inhibitors profoundly influence several neurological therapeutic approac...
Heterogeneity of ictal firing during generalized seizures in the awake cortex - Cortico-thalamo-cortical oscillations are central to both normal and pathological brain activities and emerge from complex cortical and thalamic interactions. However, the specific activity of identified cortical neurons during the paroxysmal oscillations associated with absence seizures (ASs) in awake animals remains underexplored. The dominant narrative suggests that seizures indiscriminately...
Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness as a Marker of Neurodegeneration in Epilepsy - CONCLUSION: There was a statistically significant reduction of the retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in epileptic patients in comparison to healthy controls. Epileptic patients had significant impairment in cognitive functions in comparison to healthy controls.
Clinical, Behavioral and Neuroradiological Phenotype in an Italian Cohort of Patients With Xia Gibbs Syndrome: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study and Systematic Literature Review - Heterozygous variants in the AHDC1 gene are associated with Xia Gibbs Syndrome (XGS), a genetic disorder with a highly variable phenotype. Cognitive impairment, motor delay, language delay, neonatal hypotonia, and sleep apnea are considered "cardinal" signs of the disease. In a multicenter cross-sectional study, we analyzed the genetic, epileptological, behavioral, and neuroradiological feature...
On-demand seizures facilitate rapid screening of therapeutics for epilepsy - Animal models of epilepsy are critical in drug development and therapeutic testing. However, dominant methods for evaluating epilepsy treatments face a tradeoff between higher throughput and etiological relevance. Screening models are either based on acutely induced seizures in wild-type, naive animals or spontaneous seizures in chronically epileptic animals. Each has its disadvantages - acute ...
Applications of Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors in Neurological Disorders, Mechanisms and Therapeutic Potential - Eleven carbonic anhydrase isoforms are known to be present in different parts of the central nervous system and are involved in signal transduction, cerebral fluid homeostasis, bicarbonate generation, respiratory response to carbon dioxide, seizure activity, and fluid and ion compartmentation. Therefore, carbonic anhydrase inhibitors profoundly influence several neurological therapeutic approac...
Heterogeneity of ictal firing during generalized seizures in the awake cortex - Cortico-thalamo-cortical oscillations are central to both normal and pathological brain activities and emerge from complex cortical and thalamic interactions. However, the specific activity of identified cortical neurons during the paroxysmal oscillations associated with absence seizures (ASs) in awake animals remains underexplored. The dominant narrative suggests that seizures indiscriminately...
Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness as a Marker of Neurodegeneration in Epilepsy - CONCLUSION: There was a statistically significant reduction of the retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in epileptic patients in comparison to healthy controls. Epileptic patients had significant impairment in cognitive functions in comparison to healthy controls.
Clinical, Behavioral and Neuroradiological Phenotype in an Italian Cohort of Patients With Xia Gibbs Syndrome: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study and Systematic Literature Review - Heterozygous variants in the AHDC1 gene are associated with Xia Gibbs Syndrome (XGS), a genetic disorder with a highly variable phenotype. Cognitive impairment, motor delay, language delay, neonatal hypotonia, and sleep apnea are considered "cardinal" signs of the disease. In a multicenter cross-sectional study, we analyzed the genetic, epileptological, behavioral, and neuroradiological feature...
On-demand seizures facilitate rapid screening of therapeutics for epilepsy - Animal models of epilepsy are critical in drug development and therapeutic testing. However, dominant methods for evaluating epilepsy treatments face a tradeoff between higher throughput and etiological relevance. Screening models are either based on acutely induced seizures in wild-type, naive animals or spontaneous seizures in chronically epileptic animals. Each has its disadvantages - acute ...
Science Daily
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.
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.