Epilepsy News

BBC presenter reveals he suffered an Epileptic seizure live on air while reporting at World Cup in Mexico - A BBC presenter has revealed he suffered a terrifying epileptic seizure while broadcasting live from the World Cup in Mexico. Steve Crossman, a familiar voice on BBC Radio 5 Live, was out in ...

BBC World Cup presenter Steve Crossman suffers seizure live on air in Mexico - Fans have shared their support for Radio 5 Live presenter Steve Crossman, after he suffered a seizure live on air while covering the World Cup ...

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 ...

EPILEPSY AWARENESS: Local neurologist explains condition & seizure first aid - COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Local experts say epilepsy is not a condition to be afraid of. Piedmont Columbus Regional pediatric neurologist Pierre Fequiere treats patients with epilepsy every day and knows ...

Study: Epilepsy patients benefit from structured 'seizure action plans' - A new 16-week study of 204 adult epilepsy patients found that 98% of participants believe that all patients with epilepsy should have a seizure action plan (SAP), regardless of seizure status. These ...

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 ...

Surgical Aspects of Opercular Epilepsies - Operculoinsular epilepsy presents diagnostic and surgical challenges due to the complex anatomy of the opercula, the underlying insula, and their intimate relationships with major vascular and subcortical white matter tracts. Comprehensive evaluation relies on detailed seizure semiology, high-resolution structural and functional neuroimaging, and invasive monitoring (namely, stereoelectroenceph...

Rhythmic and Periodic Patterns and Seizures in Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy - Cardiac arrest is a major cause of hypoxic-ischemic brain injury, often resulting in coma even after the return of spontaneous circulation. In this severely ill population, accurate neurologic prognostication is essential for guiding treatment decisions. Continuous electroencephalography (EEG) has become a cornerstone of postcardiac arrest care, offering real-time monitoring of cerebral activit...

Direct Electrical Stimulation of the Opercula - Direct electrical stimulation (DES) has long been used in patients undergoing epilepsy surgery for two key purposes: functional brain mapping and seizure triggering. In this review, the findings from DES applications to the opercula are synthesized, with the aim of mapping opercular functions and investigating seizure induction. Clinical responses to opercular DES are frequent and diverse, show...

SEEG Implantation for Opercular Epilepsies - Insulo-opercular epilepsies are rare, and pure opercular epilepsies are even rarer in the field of epilepsy surgery. They represent a complex form of focal epilepsy, often associated with noninformative MRI findings and, in some cases, extensive epileptogenic networks. In this context, stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) is a critical tool for precise characterization of the epileptogenic zone ...

An Elderly Patient With Status Epilepticus Caused by a Dural Arteriovenous Fistula - Dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVFs) are a rare cause of epilepsy. Therefore, they can be misdiagnosed or overlooked. We report a case of an 84-year-old female with Alzheimer's disease who developed status epilepticus as the initial manifestation of the left transverse sinus DAVF. On admission, symptomatic epilepsy secondary to Alzheimer's disease was suspected, and medical therapy was started;...

A Novel Intracellular Domain Missense Variant in GRM7 Associated with Early-Onset Neurodevelopmental Encephalopathy - CONCLUSION: This report adds further clinical and genetic evidence to the growing literature on GRM7-associated neurodevelopmental disorders and highlights the potential relevance of intracellular domain variants, which are underrepresented in the current literature. GRM7 should be included in diagnostic gene panels for infantile-onset epilepsy and developmental delay, particularly in populatio...

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.