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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 ...
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 ...
Seizure or epilepsy? Understanding the critical difference could save lives - A seizure is a sudden electrical disturbance in the brain that may occur due to triggers like fever or injury and can be a one-time event. Epilepsy is a chronic condition involving recurrent, ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Seizure or epilepsy? Understanding the critical difference could save lives - A seizure is a sudden electrical disturbance in the brain that may occur due to triggers like fever or injury and can be a one-time event. Epilepsy is a chronic condition involving recurrent, ...
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, ...
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
Excellent Brain Ltd. Launches New Android Version for Neurofeedback for ADHD Platform -
Founded in 2015 by entrepreneur Ofer A. Lidsky, Excellent Brain Ltd. has been at the forefront of integrating EEG signal processing with advanced neurofeedback techniques. The company's platform is ...
Neurofeedback game helps patients with MS manage fatigue - A compassionate neurofeedback game that can identify fatigue aims to help patients with MS, according to a poster presented at Cedars-Sinai’s eighth annual iteration of its Virtual Medicine Conference ...
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 ...
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 ...
Neurofeedback game helps patients with MS manage fatigue - A compassionate neurofeedback game that can identify fatigue aims to help patients with MS, according to a poster presented at Cedars-Sinai’s eighth annual iteration of its Virtual Medicine Conference ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Individual differences in susceptibility to color induced visual discomfort -
Color and certain color combinations are known to affect visual discomfort and cortical excitation. They also increase the likelihood of seizure activity in patients with photosensitive epilepsy. What remains unclear is the extent of the individual differences in susceptibility in experiencing color induces visual discomfort in the non-clinical population. In the current study, we examine ratin...
Myoclonin1 haploinsufficiency in motile ciliated cells partially recapitulates epileptic features of Efhc1-deficient mice in adult age - Mutations in the EFHC1 (EF-hand domain containing 1) gene, which encodes myoclonin1, a homolog of the Chlamydomonas axonemal protein Rib72, have been identified in patients with epilepsies including juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME). Myoclonin1 is expressed in choroid plexus epithelial cells during fetal development and in motile cilia of ependymal cells lining brain ventricles as well as in tr...
Entraining chimeras: The effect of driving with regular, irregular, and real-world phases - Chimera states in coupled oscillator networks are paradigmatic examples of partial synchronization in nonlinear systems, with direct relevance to real-world network dynamics, such as neuronal dynamics. Since real-world networks are not isolated, but embedded in larger interacting systems, chimeras have also been studied under the influence of other networks and external signals. In particular, ...
Clinical case of a pregnant woman with arteriovenous malformation, hemorrhagic venous infarcts and epileptic seizures: a case report - CONCLUSION: This clinical case presents interest due to the combination of medical conditions, which resulted in cerebrovascular incidents with different localizations and characteristics during pregnancy, complicated with epileptic seizures.
Perirhinal cortex gains control of hippocampal seizures via broad downstream circuits in male mouse models - The perirhinal cortex (PRh) has extensive interconnections with limbic structures, including the fasciola cinerea (FC), a recently identified node and therapeutic target in temporal lobe epilepsy. However, the neural circuit basis between PRh and FC in seizure progression remains unclear. Here we show that the PRh provides the principal excitatory input to the FC and plays an important role in ...
Gastrodin alleviates neuronal damage in epileptic cell models by targeting P2RY12 to inhibit microglial hyperactivation - Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder characterized by recurrent seizures, with its onset and progression closely linked to neuroinflammation, where abnormal activation and migration of microglia serve as a key pathological process. This study focuses on the regulatory role of gastrodin, the principal active component of the traditional Chinese medicine Gastrodia elata, and its target P2R...
Myoclonin1 haploinsufficiency in motile ciliated cells partially recapitulates epileptic features of Efhc1-deficient mice in adult age - Mutations in the EFHC1 (EF-hand domain containing 1) gene, which encodes myoclonin1, a homolog of the Chlamydomonas axonemal protein Rib72, have been identified in patients with epilepsies including juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME). Myoclonin1 is expressed in choroid plexus epithelial cells during fetal development and in motile cilia of ependymal cells lining brain ventricles as well as in tr...
Entraining chimeras: The effect of driving with regular, irregular, and real-world phases - Chimera states in coupled oscillator networks are paradigmatic examples of partial synchronization in nonlinear systems, with direct relevance to real-world network dynamics, such as neuronal dynamics. Since real-world networks are not isolated, but embedded in larger interacting systems, chimeras have also been studied under the influence of other networks and external signals. In particular, ...
Clinical case of a pregnant woman with arteriovenous malformation, hemorrhagic venous infarcts and epileptic seizures: a case report - CONCLUSION: This clinical case presents interest due to the combination of medical conditions, which resulted in cerebrovascular incidents with different localizations and characteristics during pregnancy, complicated with epileptic seizures.
Perirhinal cortex gains control of hippocampal seizures via broad downstream circuits in male mouse models - The perirhinal cortex (PRh) has extensive interconnections with limbic structures, including the fasciola cinerea (FC), a recently identified node and therapeutic target in temporal lobe epilepsy. However, the neural circuit basis between PRh and FC in seizure progression remains unclear. Here we show that the PRh provides the principal excitatory input to the FC and plays an important role in ...
Gastrodin alleviates neuronal damage in epileptic cell models by targeting P2RY12 to inhibit microglial hyperactivation - Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder characterized by recurrent seizures, with its onset and progression closely linked to neuroinflammation, where abnormal activation and migration of microglia serve as a key pathological process. This study focuses on the regulatory role of gastrodin, the principal active component of the traditional Chinese medicine Gastrodia elata, and its target P2R...
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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.