Epilepsy News

Scientists pinpoint ‘epilepsy belt’ in the US that stretches through the South - New research has linked an increased risk of epilepsy to socioeconomic conditions present in certain states Scientists have identified an “epilepsy belt” that stretches across the U.S. south ...

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 ...

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 ...

New tools map seizures in the brain, improve epilepsy treatment - Two new models could solve a problem that's long frustrated millions of people with epilepsy and the doctors who treat them: how to find precisely where seizures originate to treat exactly that part ...

Patients with epilepsy, caregivers want better communication from health care providers - Individuals with epilepsy and their caregivers want improved communication and a broader base of information from their health care providers for a greater sense of security, according to a ...

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.

Depression Linked to Epilepsy Risk, Negatively Affects Treatment Response - Depression has been tied to a two-fold increased risk offor epilepsy and a suboptimal response to initial therapy, underscoring the need for closer monitoring and integrated care.

Epilepsy risk more than two times greater in those with depression - The risk for a diagnosis of epilepsy is more than two times greater for those with depression, although incidence is low, according to data presented at the American Epilepsy Society annual meeting.

'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.

What Is Epilepsy Surgery? - Medications can control seizures in most people with epilepsy, but they don’t work for everyone. About 30% of people taking the drugs can’t tolerate the side effects. In some cases, brain surgery may ...

Novel adjunct treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder: Neurofeedback and deep brain reorienting - Dr. Lanius discusses the need for novel adjunct treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), highlighting two promising approaches ...

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 ...

Mindmachines.com Announces Enhanced RoshiWave Technology for High Tech Meditation and Brainwave Optimization - Mindmachines.com has announced significant enhancements to its RoshiWave IN-SIGHT Mind Machine, incorporating advanced brainwave disentrainment technology designed to help users achieve deep ...

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 ...

Robust epileptic seizure prediction: A 3D-SERESNet framework for patient-specific and multi-patient generalization - Epilepsy is a prevalent neurological disorder. Effective seizure prediction methods can warn of impending seizures, enabling patients to take preemptive measures. In this study, we propose an efficient epilepsy prediction model, 3D-SERESNet (squeeze-and-excitation residual network). We use short-time fourier transform (STFT) to convert EEG segments into time-frequency representations. We constr...

Annual Course / From Then to Now: The Evolving Spectrum of Epilepsy Care - Understanding the evolution of clinical tools and models of care is fundamental to advancing the field of epilepsy. The 2025 American Epilepsy Society Annual Course examined the expanding spectrum of epilepsy care through the integration of multispecialty collaboration, innovative diagnostic modalities, and surgical and nonsurgical therapeutic interventions. The course underscored significant g...

Internal and External Validation of Comprehensive High-Frequency Activity Biomarkers for Epilepsy Surgery - Although epilepsy surgery studies have proposed intracranial EEG-derived biomarkers for localizing seizure onset and anticipating postoperative outcomes, evaluation has often been limited to derivation cohorts using internal cross-validation. An influential notion holds that neurons distributed within the seizure onset zone (SOZ) frequently generate high-frequency activity (HFA) and that resect...

Alcohol use disorder and epileptogenesis in primary malignant brain tumors: temporal and tumor grade associations in a nationwide EHR cohort study - CONCLUSIONS: AUD is potentially associated with increased seizure risk in PMBT patients, with a stronger effect in younger individuals and low-grade tumors. These findings suggest that alcohol-related hyperexcitability may compound tumor-associated epileptogenesis, highlighting AUD as a potentially modifiable risk factor. Prospective studies are warranted to confirm these relationships and to e...

Dravet Syndrome Patient-Derived Neural Cells Present Altered Levels of Potassium, Copper, and Zinc - Dravet syndrome (DS), also known as severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy (SMEI), is an intractable epilepsy syndrome. Most cases are associated with mutations in the SCN1A gene, which is responsible for the expression of the sodium voltage-gated channel alpha subunit 1, Nav1.1. These mutations lead to altered neuronal firing and a state of hyperexcitability. DS has been studied using patient sa...

Epileptic spasm recognition: EEG classification using time-frequency features and machine learning - Epileptic spasm (ES), characterized by sudden muscle contractions and loss of consciousness, poses significant challenges in early diagnosis and treatment, especially in infants and young children. Despite advances in EEG-based seizure detection, the automatic classification of ES remains a complex task due to the variability of seizure patterns. In this study, we propose an approach for classi...

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.