Epilepsy News

Silent crisis - Gauteng’s 11,000 epilepsy emergencies in 12 months - “Over the past 12 months, Gauteng recorded 11 344 epilepsy related emergency medical cases, highlighting the continued burden of the condition and the importance of early diagnosis and community ...

CREATe Therapeutics Achieves Complete Seizure Prevention in a Severe Model of Focal Epilepsy - Breakthrough Preclinical Result in Epilepsy Treatment These findings strengthen our confidence as we progress toward ...

Can Epilepsy Be Cured? A Neurologist Explains What Seizure-Free Really Means - What does it truly mean to be seizure-free A Neurologist explains the difference between remission and a cure and the latest treatment options for managing the condition ...

After Epilepsy Surgery, When to Stop ASMs Matters - A multicenter cohort study explores how the timing of ASM withdrawal after epilepsy surgery may influence seizure relapse and long-term outcomes.

Pediatrics in Brevard: Here's what to know about epilepsy, what to do if someone has seizure - More than 3.4 million people in the United States have epilepsy, so it is a relatively common diagnosis. In fact, it is the fourth-most common neurologic condition in the world. November is National ...

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, ...

Maryland doctor explains grand mal epilepsy seizure, shares what to do when someone experiences it - According to Dr Sood, the best thing to do during an epilepsy seizure is to stay with the person experiencing it and keep them safe without restraint.

High-precision neurofeedback accelerates the mental health benefits of meditation - A new study published in the journal Mindfulness has found that high-precision brain training can help novice meditators learn the practice more effectively. The findings indicate that neurofeedback ...

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 ...

How Neurofeedback Can Help Troubled Couples Get Back on the Same Wavelength - Dr. David Helfand (left) with a patient. The cap contains 19 electrodes that measure the brain’s electrical activity. Credit: Courtesy When a 10-year romantic relationship ended last spring for ...

How Can Neurofeedback Therapy Help Language and Processing Development? - From birth on, parents can count on their children to be individuals who grow and develop at their own pace. But from a developmental perspective, there are timeframes when kids typically achieve ...

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 ...

A rare side effect of vagal nerve stimulation: increased seizures and status epilepticus - CONCLUSION: VNS is generally well tolerated and provides benefits for patients. However, both patients and their families and clinicians should be alert to the rare side effect of triggering seizures.

Decorin Attenuates Epileptogenesis and Modulates Hippocampal Synaptic Plasticity via the mTOR Signalling Pathway - The pathophysiological mechanism of epilepsy has not been fully elucidated. Abnormal synaptic plasticity in the hippocampus may be an important trigger. Decorin (DCN), an extracellular matrix protein, may affect synaptic remodeling by regulating the mTOR signalling pathway. However, its role and molecular mechanism in epilepsy remain unclear. In this study, a chronic epilepsy mouse model induce...

Structural brain imaging biomarkers for predicting seizure recurrence after a first unprovoked seizure - OBJECTIVES: Predicting seizure recurrence following a first unprovoked seizure (FUS) remains a significant clinical challenge, especially when routine clinical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and EEG do not reveal abnormalities diagnostic of epilepsy. Here, we incorporate quantitative structural MRI-derived biomarkers into prediction models for seizure recurrence at 12 months and identify brai...

Seizure-type-specific disruption of hypercapnic cardioventilatory responses in epilepsy models - OBJECTIVE: Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is linked to respiratory and autonomic failure with post-ictal periods of prolonged hypercapnia indicative of impaired central chemoreception. Yet how interictal hypercapnic cardioventilatory responses vary by seizure phenotype is unclear. We aimed to determine whether central chemoreception and autonomic regulation differ across epilepsy p...

Out of the lab, into real life: Evaluating at-home EEG self-monitoring - Seizure forecasting models require long-term, high-quality data collected in real-life settings using noninvasive or minimally invasive devices, yet, the lack of such systems remains a major barrier to their clinical translation. Here, we aimed to evaluate the signal quality of self-applied at-home EEG monitoring using a wearable system in patients with epilepsy to assess its reliability for fu...

Automated analysis of postictal generalized electroencephalogram suppression for SUDEP risk stratification - Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) affects more than 3000 individuals annually, yet objective and scalable biomarkers to assess risk remain limited. Postictal generalized electroencephalogram suppression (PGES) has been proposed as a potential biomarker, but its quantification is often subjective and variable. Here, we developed and validated an automated Cumulative Sum (CuSUM)-based a...

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.