Epilepsy News

Xenon phase 3 epilepsy readout 'blows away' expectations, stock soars - Xenon Pharmaceuticals’ anti-seizure candidate has smashed a pivotal trial out of the park, lowering seizure rates by more than 50% for some patients as it looks to position itself to become the ...

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 ...

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 ...

New drug cuts seizures by up to 91% in children with rare epilepsy - A new experimental drug is showing remarkable promise for children with Dravet syndrome, a severe genetic form of epilepsy. In clinical trials, the treatment zorevunersen cut seizures by as much as 91 ...

70-Year-Old Drug Could Stop Epilepsy Seizures - Researchers identify prochlorperazine as a potential new treatment for temporal lobe epilepsy by restoring the KCC2 chloride pump in neurons.

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 ...

Epilepsy Foundation of America Partners with SeizeSense to Expand Seizure Safety Awareness Nationwide - The Epilepsy Foundation of America announced today a new partnership with SeizeSense, a youth-founded nonprofit dedicated to seizure education and stigma reduction, alongside a national seizure safety ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Understanding The Role Of Neurofeedback Technology In Addressing ADHD - Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a prevalent challenge in today's educational and professional landscapes. Most of us are familiar with ADHD, either ...

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 ...

Patient-reported outcome measures in patients with post-brain injury seizures - CONCLUSION: ASM adverse effects and recent seizure activity may be associated with worse patient reported outcomes. Future prospective studies that examine the utility of PROMs to guide individualized, longitudinal follow-up of patients with ABI and seizures are indicated. Such studies can guide balancing disease management with iatrogenic side effects and psychosocial support to maximize overa...

How accurately do adults judge children with epilepsy? A multi-informant perspective on quality of life and child characteristics - CONCLUSION: These findings-derived from one of the largest datasets of its kind-have important implications for family counselling, teacher training, and professional development.

AKT is necessary for neuronal hypertrophy and epilepsy caused by Pten knockout - Phosphatase and tensin homolog on chromosome 10 (PTEN) is a key negative regulator of the AKT/mTOR signaling pathway. Mutations in PTEN are highly implicated in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), epilepsy, congenital hydrocephaly, and macrocephaly. While the conditional genetic knockout of Pten in murine neurons results in hypertrophy, increased migration, excitatory synaptogenesis, hyperexcitabil...

Research on epilepsy detection methods based on interpretable features and machine learning - Epilepsy is a prevalent neurological condition that impacts a significant number of individuals worldwide. Patients' physical and mental health, as well as their daily activities, are significantly affected by seizures, necessitating prompt diagnosis and treatment. The automatic detection of epilepsy using electroencephalogram (EEG) signals has been a significant area of research. Nevertheless,...

Astrocyte-microglia IL-3-IL-3Rα signaling drives JAK2/STAT5-dependent neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration after status epilepticus - Epilepsy is a prevalent neurological disorder characterized by recurrent seizures, chronic neuroinflammation, and progressive neurodegeneration. While neuronal hyperexcitability has been extensively studied, the contribution of glial interactions-particularly between astrocytes and microglia-remains poorly understood. Here, we identify the astrocyte-microglia IL-3-IL-3Rα signaling axis as a cri...

Suicidality at Epilepsy Diagnosis and Future Treatment Resistance in Adults With Focal Epilepsy - CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Results of this cohort study reveal that suicidality at the time of focal epilepsy diagnosis was associated with future drug resistance and may be a marker of more severe neuropathology. Psychiatric screening at time of diagnosis may facilitate early identification of patients at risk for treatment refractory epilepsy syndromes.

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.