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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Why Early Detection of Seizures and Epilepsy Is so Important - For parents, a child having a seizure is one of the most frightening experiences imaginable. While many childhood seizures are brief and isolated, others are more serious and persistent. To make 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 ...

Genetic biomarker screening for drug-resistant epilepsy in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) - Drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) presents a major clinical and economic challenge, particularly in lowand middle-income countries (LMICs), where healthcare resources are limited and treatment gaps remain significant. Although epilepsy surgery remains the most effective intervention for eligible DRE patients, outcomes are variable, with success rates ranging from 30% to 70%. Emerging evidence sugge...

Neurological complications of rotavirus infection in pediatric patients: a retrospective cohort study - CONCLUSIONS: Seizures are the most common neurological complication of rotavirus gastroenteritis. Although typically benign in young children, these events may increase the risk of subsequent epilepsy. Other complications, including hearing loss, should also be considered. Vaccination remains an effective strategy to reduce complication rates.

Reversible high-fat ketogenic formula-induced hypertriglyceridemia in a child with NALCN mutation on a ketogenic diet: a case report - CONCLUSIONS: KD can be effective in NALCN channelopathies. Nevertheless, personalized dietary modification, favoring MCTs or monounsaturated fats over saturated long-chain triglycerides, and careful monitoring of the lipid profile are essential to ensure metabolic safety and long-term treatment sustainability.

Homocysteine affects the excitability of cultured thalamic neurons to a minor extent - Homocysteine is a naturally occurring amino acid that serves as an intermediate in the metabolism of methionine. It is involved in several physiological as well as pathological processes. Hyperhomocysteinemia is a condition characterized by elevated plasma homocysteine levels. It is accompanied by multiple neurological pathologies, including epilepsy. Excitability of thalamic neurons plays a su...

Evaluation and Management of Neurologic Complications of Sepsis - CONCLUSIONS: Neurological complications are frequent, clinically important, and often underrecognized in sepsis. By providing a structured, practical framework, this review supports early recognition, informed evaluation, and individualized management of neurologic complications in sepsis while also emphasizing the long-term impact of brain health.

Consistency of Ictal Epileptogenic Foci in Children With Tuberous Sclerosis Complex and Its Clinical Predictors - CONCLUSIONS: Ictal epileptogenic foci are consistent in only 25% of the patients with TSC. Interictal epileptogenic foci are often discordant with ictal foci. This instability in the ictal epileptogenic focus might be explained by the presence of larger epileptogenic networks in TSC that undergo evolution over time.

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.