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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 ...
Teen with Epilepsy Dies After Seizure Leads to Cardiac Arrest: ‘There Was No Warning’ - Ellen May Hardwick, 18, went into cardiac arrest following a seizure that occurred with "no warning." Her family is now raising awareness of SUDEP (sudden unexpected death in epilepsy).
Teacher with Epilepsy from Viral Seizure Video Shares Advice for Others Navigating Chronic Illness at Work (Exclusive) - A viral TikTok video of Yareli Jessica Gijon experiencing seizure symptoms in class sparked conversations about epilepsy awareness ...
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 ...
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 ...
Teacher Who Was Filmed Having a Seizure During Class Shares How She Navigates Epilepsy as an Educator (Exclusive) - Yareli Jessica Gijon experienced her first seizure at age 12 and was later diagnosed with epilepsy after years of uncertainty She has learned to manage her condition while teaching by recognizing ...
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, ...
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 ...
In people with epilepsy, sleeping after a seizure may trigger more seizures - Sleep could encode epileptic seizures in the brain by repurposing the processes used to solidify memories, potentially making seizures harder to treat or prevent, new research suggests. But the new ...
Teen with Epilepsy Dies After Seizure Leads to Cardiac Arrest: ‘There Was No Warning’ - Ellen May Hardwick, 18, went into cardiac arrest following a seizure that occurred with "no warning." Her family is now raising awareness of SUDEP (sudden unexpected death in epilepsy).
Teacher with Epilepsy from Viral Seizure Video Shares Advice for Others Navigating Chronic Illness at Work (Exclusive) - A viral TikTok video of Yareli Jessica Gijon experiencing seizure symptoms in class sparked conversations about epilepsy awareness ...
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 ...
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 ...
Teacher Who Was Filmed Having a Seizure During Class Shares How She Navigates Epilepsy as an Educator (Exclusive) - Yareli Jessica Gijon experienced her first seizure at age 12 and was later diagnosed with epilepsy after years of uncertainty She has learned to manage her condition while teaching by recognizing ...
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, ...
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 ...
In people with epilepsy, sleeping after a seizure may trigger more seizures - Sleep could encode epileptic seizures in the brain by repurposing the processes used to solidify memories, potentially making seizures harder to treat or prevent, new research suggests. But the new ...
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Navigating diagnostic overlap between seizures and movement disorders: A practical clinical approach -
CONCLUSION: Clinical reasoning must integrate multiple overlapping dimensions when distinguishing seizures from movement disorders. No single test or isolated feature is definitive; a holistic, interdisciplinary approach is critical in navigating this diagnostic interface. It is, however, important to emphasize that the strict distinction between movement disorders and seizures may not always b...
Understanding Misdiagnosis in Pediatric Epilepsy: A Prospective Analysis of Predictors and Patterns - CONCLUSIONS: Misdiagnosis in pediatric epilepsy is common. The study emphasized the importance of structured validated tools in improving accuracy while avoiding misdiagnosis in pediatric epilepsy. These findings highlight the importance of structured clinical assessment in improving diagnostic precision in pediatric epilepsy. Further research is required to assess the effectiveness of structur...
Epilepsy transition of care: Lessons and insights from an academic adult-based epilepsy transition program in the US - BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Approximately half of children with epilepsy continue to have seizures as adults thus requiring transition from pediatric to adult epilepsy care. We developed an adult-based epilepsy transition program (ETP) in an academic institution in the US to meet these patients' needs.
Astrocytic adrenergic alpha2 receptor contributes to the mechanisms underlying the circadian rhythmicity of seizure susceptibility - Circadian rhythmicity in seizure susceptibility has been documented in patients with epilepsy. We established a chemogenetic epilepsy model induced using Gq-coupled designer receptors exclusively activated by designer drugs to examine the mechanisms underlying the circadian rhythmicity of seizure susceptibility. Intraperitoneal administration of clozapine N-oxide (CNO) induced dose-dependent se...
TRPM7 kinase: a target for multimodal drug development in neurological disorders - Neurological disorders impose a rising global burden and often remain challenging to treat with conventional interventions, as their pathologies arise from interconnected cascades involving ionic imbalance, oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, and neuroinflammation. Transient receptor potential melastatin 7 (TRPM7) is a bifunctional "chanzyme" combining a divalent-permeable cation chann...
Comprehensive Evaluation of Neurosteroid Monotherapy and Neurosteroid-Midazolam Combination Therapy in Mitigating the Nerve Agent Soman-Induced Chronic Neuropsychiatric Dysfunction, Epileptogenesis... - Children are especially vulnerable to the neurotoxic effects of nerve agents, which can cause lasting neuronal dysfunction, including cognitive impairments, epilepsy, and related comorbidities. Current benzodiazepine anticonvulsants often fail to prevent long-term neuropathology following neurotoxic chemical exposure, underscoring the urgent need for more effective treatments. This study invest...
Understanding Misdiagnosis in Pediatric Epilepsy: A Prospective Analysis of Predictors and Patterns - CONCLUSIONS: Misdiagnosis in pediatric epilepsy is common. The study emphasized the importance of structured validated tools in improving accuracy while avoiding misdiagnosis in pediatric epilepsy. These findings highlight the importance of structured clinical assessment in improving diagnostic precision in pediatric epilepsy. Further research is required to assess the effectiveness of structur...
Epilepsy transition of care: Lessons and insights from an academic adult-based epilepsy transition program in the US - BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Approximately half of children with epilepsy continue to have seizures as adults thus requiring transition from pediatric to adult epilepsy care. We developed an adult-based epilepsy transition program (ETP) in an academic institution in the US to meet these patients' needs.
Astrocytic adrenergic alpha2 receptor contributes to the mechanisms underlying the circadian rhythmicity of seizure susceptibility - Circadian rhythmicity in seizure susceptibility has been documented in patients with epilepsy. We established a chemogenetic epilepsy model induced using Gq-coupled designer receptors exclusively activated by designer drugs to examine the mechanisms underlying the circadian rhythmicity of seizure susceptibility. Intraperitoneal administration of clozapine N-oxide (CNO) induced dose-dependent se...
TRPM7 kinase: a target for multimodal drug development in neurological disorders - Neurological disorders impose a rising global burden and often remain challenging to treat with conventional interventions, as their pathologies arise from interconnected cascades involving ionic imbalance, oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, and neuroinflammation. Transient receptor potential melastatin 7 (TRPM7) is a bifunctional "chanzyme" combining a divalent-permeable cation chann...
Comprehensive Evaluation of Neurosteroid Monotherapy and Neurosteroid-Midazolam Combination Therapy in Mitigating the Nerve Agent Soman-Induced Chronic Neuropsychiatric Dysfunction, Epileptogenesis... - Children are especially vulnerable to the neurotoxic effects of nerve agents, which can cause lasting neuronal dysfunction, including cognitive impairments, epilepsy, and related comorbidities. Current benzodiazepine anticonvulsants often fail to prevent long-term neuropathology following neurotoxic chemical exposure, underscoring the urgent need for more effective treatments. This study invest...
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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.