Epilepsy News

Many people have seizures. Here's why it doesn’t always mean epilepsy - One of the most common causes of epilepsy is a structural brain abnormality. “Epilepsy can result from structural issues in the brain, such as brain tumors, brain injuries, brain infections or ...

'I just felt like me': West MI woman's journey from epilepsy to seizure-free life - Taylor Hyma's journey from enduring drug-resistant epilepsy to becoming seizure-free after brain surgery highlights hope and challenges for patients.

Teen overcomes epilepsy with high-tech brain surgery - Epilepsy is when the brain has an electrical misfire that causes multiple seizures. And depending on where the misfire takes place, the seizure will have different effects, such as freezing you or ...

AAN’s First-Ever Functional Seizure Guideline Released - The AAN’s first-ever functional seizure guideline targets stigma and unnecessary treatment, offering clearer diagnostic steps and guidance on effective psychological interventions.

Supporting someone with epilepsy: How you can help during a seizure | Health Smart - "First thing is safety. Lower them to the ground, turn them to the side so they don't choke and time the seizure. If it goes beyond 3 to 4 minutes, call 911 immediately and don’t put anything in the ...

First seizure clinic speeds time to diagnosis with pediatric epilepsy - Children referred to a first seizure clinic (FSC) see a neurologist epilepsy specialist within one week, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Epilepsy Society, held ...

Purple epilepsy awareness B-triple is a heartfelt tribute to a life cut short - Among its fleet of blue, OBrienco Transport’s new purple Mack Super-Liner and B-triple set of refrigerated trailers stands out from the pack – supporting a very special cause.

Late-Onset Epilepsy a Distinct Neurodegenerative Subtype? - Emerging clinical and autopsy evidence points to late-onset epilepsy as a potentially distinct, neurodegeneration-related form of epilepsy, with many cases still unexplained.

Experts warn TikTok epilepsy care videos can be misleading - Fake clickbait TikTok videos about epilepsy treatments are receiving more views than accurate, evidence-based offerings, a new study says.

Lorain educator publishes memoir on living with epilepsy - Lorain educator and author Jennifer Richardson is hoping her new book will help broaden community understanding of epilepsy, a chronic neurological disorder, and the realities faced by those who live ...

Rewiring Your Brain: Neurofeedback Goes Mainstream - Will Strahl walked up to my door with a massive black briefcase in his hand, the kind you could use to tote a dirty bomb. Once inside my living room, he cracked open the case and removed a laptop, a ...

What is neurofeedback therapy? - Medically reviewed by Shaheen Lakhan, MD, PhD, FAAN Key Takeaways Neurofeedback therapy uses electrical sensors on the head to track brain reactions.The therapy helps with conditions like ADHD, ...

What Is Neurofeedback? - Whenever I mention that neurofeedback helped me regain my life after my multiple brain injuries — or that I’m now a neurofeedback provider — the first reaction is to ask me, what is neurofeedback? I’m ...

Neurofeedback Gains Popularity and Lab Attention - You sit in a chair, facing a computer screen, while a clinician sticks electrodes to your scalp with a viscous goop that takes days to wash out of your hair. Wires from the sensors connect to a ...

Closed-loop brain training: the science of neurofeedback - Neurofeedback is a type of biofeedback in which neural activity is measured and presented through one or more sensory channels to the participant in real time to facilitate self-regulation of the ...

Factors predicting the response to vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) in pediatric patients with drug- resistant epilepsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis - CONCLUSION: VNS is an effective treatment for paediatric drug-resistant epilepsy when surgical resection is not possible. %SSR following VNS was significantly associated with both stimulation amplitude, a modifiable treatment parameter, and age at seizure onset, a non-modifiable patient characteristic.

Volume-Based Stereotactic Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation for Drug-Resistant Focal Epilepsy: Preliminary Multicenter Report From Japan - CONCLUSION: Volume-based RFTC seems to be a safe and effective, less invasive surgical option for selected patients with drug-resistant focal epilepsy, particularly those with deep-seated lesions or those involving eloquent cortex. While short-term seizure control is encouraging, long-term outcomes remain suboptimal, underscoring the need for improved patient selection and standardized treatmen...

Cognitive Status in People With Epilepsy in the Republic of Guinea: A Prospective, Case-Control Study - OBJECTIVE: People with epilepsy (PWE) may experience cognitive deficits but fail to undergo formal evaluation. This study compares cognitive status between PWE and healthy controls in the West African Republic of Guinea.

Gut microbiota-bile acid metabolic disorder involved in the cognitive impairments in epilepsy through HO-1 dependent ferroptosis - Abnormal bile acid (BA) metabolism has been implicated in the pathogenesis of central nervous system (CNS) diseases, but its role in epilepsy remains unclear. In this study, we investigated the relationship between gut microbiota-driven dysregulation of BA metabolism and seizure-induced ferroptotic neuronal death in epilepsy. Our targeted metabolomic analysis revealed elevated levels of deoxych...

Analysis of the treatment of refractory epilepsy in pediatric patients with Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS): A case series - CONCLUSION: VNS is a safe and effective therapeutic option for children with DRE, resulting in significant seizure reduction, improved quality of life, and reduced hospital burden. Larger prospective studies are warranted to refine patient selection and optimize stimulation strategies.

Language lateralization and neuroplasticity in pediatric drug-resistant focal epilepsy: A case study - Objective: To analyze the functional and structural reorganization of language over a six-month period in a pediatric patient with drug-resistant focal epilepsy (DRE), using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) tractography. Methods: We report a right handed, 7 year old boy with nonlesional drug resistant epilepsy; seizures began at age 7, and the epil...

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.