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Development and psychometric validation of a screening tool of psychosocial risk factors in patients with epilepsy: the ARisE study protocol - Introduction Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological chronic diseases worldwide. While medications can control seizures, about one-third of people with epilepsy have drug-resistant epilepsy ...

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 ...

Focal treatment-resistant epilepsy symptoms improved with antiseizure medication - Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Monthly seizure frequency percentage reduction was 68.73% for the entire study cohort. For those followed up in ...

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 ...

Does Levetiracetam Improve Seizure Outcomes in Pediatric Epilepsy? - Although levetiracetam was associated with improved seizure outcomes compared with placebo in pediatric epilepsy, it did not demonstrate superior efficacy when compared with established active ...

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 - Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study suggests that the memory-forming stage of sleep could be key for understanding epileptic seizures. . | Credit: ...

Can Neurofeedback Effectively Treat ADHD? - Neurofeedback training is an alternative therapy that uses real-time EEG data to help patients train their brains to improve focus, impulse control, and executive function. Since the 1970s, patients ...

What Is Neurofeedback Therapy? - Neurofeedback is a noninvasive form of therapy that trains the brain to improve various neurological issues, including chronic pain, ADHD, anxiety, depression and PTSD. Using EEG to monitor real-time ...

Camelback Recovery Launches Neurofeedback Therapy at Its Phoenix Treatment Center - Camelback Recovery has launched neurofeedback therapy at its Phoenix treatment center, expanding the care options available within its mental health and addiction programs. Phoenix, Arizona--(Newsfile ...

How virtual reality is changing brain-training technology - Integrating virtual reality into brain-training therapies can make the experience more enjoyable and engaging for users. A recent review published in the journal Applied Psychophysiology and ...

Testing a brain training device for better focus sleep and relaxation - A detailed review of a neurofeedback headband exploring how brain training technology works and the creator’s experience using it for focus relaxation sleep and mental performance. #Neurofeedback #Men ...

Reduced inhibition of hippocampal adult-born granule cells by parvalbumin interneurons after TBI - Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the leading causes of acquired temporal lobe epilepsy. TBI drives hippocampal circuit rearrangements that may contribute to increased seizure risk, such as altered inhibitory circuit function and aberrant post-traumatic neurogenesis. In the hippocampal dentate gyrus, adult-born dentate granule cells (DGCs) acquire inhibitory synaptic inputs from parvalbumi...

Parvalbumin interneurons and dentate gyrus homeostatic dysregulation shape epileptogenesis in Angelman syndrome model mice - Understanding how neural circuits transition from seizure-resistant to seizure-prone is essential for developing improved epilepsy therapies. Here, we study this process by leveraging the heightened susceptibility to seizure kindling of Angelman syndrome (AS) model mice, which lack the maternal Ube3a (mUbe3a) allele. We identify parvalbumin-expressing (PV+) interneurons as critical gatekeepers;...

Perampanel improves cognitive function in epilepsy by targeting AMPA receptor subunit GluR2-mediated endoplasmic reticulum stress and synaptic plasticity - CONCLUSION: GluR2-mediated ERS may involve the improved effects of Perampanel in cognitive function of epilepsy patients by promoting synaptic plasticity.

mTORC1 drives cell-autonomous astrocyte reactivity in tuberous sclerosis - Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a genetic neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by focal brain malformations called cortical tubers, which are associated with severe, intractable epilepsy¹. Tubers are thought to result from somatic second-hit mutations that disrupt the TSC1 or TSC2 genes in neural progenitor cells, driving hyperactive mTORC1 signalling². Glial abnormalities are commonly...

Development and psychometric validation of a screening tool of psychosocial risk factors in patients with epilepsy: the ARisE study protocol - INTRODUCTION: Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological chronic diseases worldwide. While medications can control seizures, about one-third of people with epilepsy have drug-resistant epilepsy and continue to experience seizures. Psychosocial burdens are a major concern, as they are linked to seizure worsening and vice versa. Early identification of risk factors for psychosocial burdens c...

Incremental Prognostic Value of Wearable-Derived Heart Rate and Activity Circadian Features in Tricuspid Regurgitation - No abstract

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.