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Frequent Cannabis Use Tied to Greater Seizure Burden in Drug-Resistant Epilepsy - Frequent cannabis users with drug-resistant epilepsy have more convulsive seizures and require more antiseizure medications, but researchers caution that the findings do not establish causation.

Frequent cannabis users developed drug-resistant epilepsy 13 years earlier than non-users: study - A recent study published in 'Epilepsia' has found link between frequent recreational cannabis use and worsening seizures in patients with 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-alert dogs give new freedom to epilepsy sufferers - He is a specially trained seizure dog who may one day be able to save the life of his new owner, Colise Johnson. "Having epilepsy and cerebral palsy is kind of like having a nonstop roller coaster ...

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 ...

Seizure or epilepsy? Understanding the critical difference could save lives - A sudden episode of shaking, confusion, or loss of awareness can be frightening - but does it mean epilepsy? Understanding the difference between a seizure and epilepsy is crucial for timely treatment ...

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 ...

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 ...

Excellent Brain Partners with Scholas Occurrentes to Bring ADHD Neurofeedback Training to Schools and Universities Worldwide - Founded in 2015 and based in Israel, Excellent Brain Ltd. develops neurofeedback-based brain-training technology designed to support attention and focus. Its Trainer Kit, is used by clinics, schools, ...

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 ...

What Is Neurofeedback? - Whenever I mention that neurofeedback helped me regain my life after my multiple brain injuries — or that I’m now a neurofeedback provider — the first reaction is to ask me, what is neurofeedback? I’m ...

Novel neurofeedback technique enhances awareness of mind-wandering - Everyone knows the feeling. You are trying to concentrate on driving or studying, or paying attention in a boring meeting, but suddenly, you realize that you are thinking about something irrelevant to ...

What Does a Neurofeedback Technician Do? - Neurofeedback is about helping a client's brain learn to self-regulate by showing it its own EEG activity on a screen or through headphones. It is like going to the gym for your brain. It is not a ...

Prolonged intervals persist beyond epileptologist referral in corpus callosotomy: A referral odyssey analysis - CONCLUSION: Prolonged intervals occurred both before and after epileptologist referral, particularly during the period before comprehensive inpatient evaluation, suggesting that referral alone may be insufficient and that comprehensive inpatient evaluation may be important in streamlining the pathway to CC.

The association between epilepsy self-management and perceived stigma in adults with epilepsy: a cross-sectional study - OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between epilepsy self-management and perceived stigma among adults with epilepsy and to identify demographic and clinical factors associated with perceived stigma.

Shared molecular pathways in pediatric genetic epilepsies: Insights from a single-center cohort of 80 patients - OBJECTIVE: Genetic epilepsies in childhood are highly heterogeneous, and approaches to identify shared biological mechanisms across distinct genetic etiologies remain limited. We aimed to investigate whether genes associated with pediatric genetic epilepsies in our heterogeneous cohort converge on common functional pathways.

Localization and anticipation of seizure onset and propagation using network architecture of pathological high-frequency oscillations - OBJECTIVE: In focal epilepsies, seizures originate from a presumed seizure onset zone (SOZ) and propagate through a network of dynamically interconnected brain regions. Accurate identification of the SOZ and propagation pathways is critical for surgical planning in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy. We tested the hypothesis that pathological high-frequency oscillation (pHFO) network propert...

Apoptin-Derived Peptide Alleviates Temporal Lobe Epilepsy (TLE) by Limiting Neuronal Ca(2+) Overload Through the HSPA1A-AP2B1 Axis - CONCLUSION: B9 reduces PTZ-evoked seizure susceptibility and ameliorates KA-associated cognitive and molecular abnormalities through modulation of the HSPA1A-AP2B1 axis. These findings support B9 as a potential therapeutic strategy for TLE.

Evaluation of Retinal Histological Alterations Following Carbamazepine Administration in Adult Albino Wistar Rats - Background Epilepsy is characterized by recurrent, unprovoked seizures and is a major global chronic neurological public health concern. Objective To evaluate retinal histological alterations, focusing on retinal ganglion cell count and apoptosis, following carbamazepine (CBZ) administration in adult albino Wistar rats. It is an antiepileptic drug mainly used for focal (partial) seizures, where...

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.