Epilepsy News

What to know about epilepsy and how to recognize a seizure - In today’s Health Headlines, what you need to know about epilepsy — including how to recognize a seizure, how to help someone who’s having one, and how people with seizures can maximize quality 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

New brain training study could help explain the placebo effect - Increasing activity in a deep-brain region can boost the immune system’s response to vaccines—and people can be trained to do it themselves using the power of brain scans and positive thinking, ...

Expecting Good Things Can Supercharge Your Immune System - In a first-of-its-kind human trial, researchers have demonstrated that consciously activating the brain’s reward system (when you’re anticipating something good happening) can significantly increase ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

Shoulder Injuries in Patients with Epilepsy - a Multidisciplinary Approach - The management of shoulder injuries resulting from epileptic seizures presents a particular challenge. These injuries often present complex patterns, ranging from dislocations and fractures to damage to the rotator cuff. Recurrent seizures can significantly impact the outcome and must be considered a central risk factor when choosing the therapeutic approach. Accordingly, these injuries require...

Association of systemic inflammatory markers with post-stroke epilepsy after ischemic stroke: A competing risk analysis - CONCLUSION: NLR, an inexpensive and readily available inflammatory marker, was nominally associated with the development of PSE after ischemic stroke. These findings are exploratory and hypothesis-generating, supporting further investigation into the role of systemic inflammation in post-stroke epileptogenesis.

Sleep quality and impact factors in older adults with epilepsy - CONCLUSION: OAE exhibited significantly poorer sleep quality compared to controls, with sleep disturbances closely linked to epilepsy-related factors. These findings underscore the need for comprehensive sleep assessment and management of seizures in clinical care for OAE, with the goal of improving their overall health outcomes.

Association between catamenial epilepsy and seizure frequency during pregnancy - CONCLUSIONS: In patients who had preconception seizures, seizure control during pregnancy was generally favorable: many patients' seizure frequency improved or achieved seizure freedom. There was no clear evidence that a pre-conception catamenial pattern immediately before pregnancy altered prognosis. Further research is needed to guide counseling and treatment during pregnancy.

Clinical and neuroimaging features of PRRT2-related epilepsy in adult patients - CONCLUSIONS: This study expands the genotypic and phenotypic spectrum of PRRT2-related disorders, links its variants to epileptiform discharges, and reveals impaired network integration in PRRT2-associated epilepsy.

Improving Standardization and Access to Care via Seizure Pathways in the Emergency Department - CONCLUSION: Standardized pathways to approach seizure presentation in the ED can reduce variability in care, improve time to outpatient neurologic care, and standardize seizure-safety counseling.

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.