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Seizure Outcomes and Complications After MRgLITT, RFTC, and SRS -
The following is a summary of “Outcome of Surgery for Hypothalamic Hamartoma-Related Epilepsy: A Systematic Review and Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis,” published in the December 2024 issue ...
Many Women With Epilepsy Unaware of Seizure Meds' Risks to Pregnancy - FRIDAY, Dec. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Many women with epilepsy who are of childbearing age might not realize their anti-seizure drugs can raise the risk of birth defects or dampen the effectiveness ...
Novel Drug Fails for Two Rare Seizure Disorders - The novel agent soticlestat flopped in a pair of phase III trials for rare seizure disorders, researchers reported here. Among Dravet syndrome patients in the SKYLI ...
Epilepsy and seizures: Know the similarities and differences - Epilepsy and seizures are distinct. A seizure, a temporary electrical brain disturbance, can stem from various factors, including brain diseases or other organ dysfunctions. Epilepsy, however, is a ...
Epilepsy, family, talking the tough stuff: New Hollywood musical - Emmy winner Ben Decter’s new musical shows the impact of his daughter’s epilepsy on their family, and the importance of communication.
Epilepsy 101: What Patients and Caregivers Need to Know - Epilepsy is a disorder of the brain characterized by recurring, unprovoked seizures. A seizure occurs when there is an abnormal surge of electrical activity in the brain, which can temporarily affect ...
Algorithm better identifies the origin of a seizure to guide more precise surgical interventions - Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological diseases in the world, afflicting more than 50 million people. While most forms can be treated with therapeutics, patients with drug-resistant epilepsy ...
Newer epilepsy medications used during pregnancy do not affect neurological development in children - Children of mothers who took certain anti-seizure medications while pregnant do not have worse neurodevelopmental outcomes at age 6, according to a long-running study.
Many Women With Epilepsy Unaware of Seizure Meds' Risks to Pregnancy - FRIDAY, Dec. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Many women with epilepsy who are of childbearing age might not realize their anti-seizure drugs can raise the risk of birth defects or dampen the effectiveness ...
Novel Drug Fails for Two Rare Seizure Disorders - The novel agent soticlestat flopped in a pair of phase III trials for rare seizure disorders, researchers reported here. Among Dravet syndrome patients in the SKYLI ...
Epilepsy and seizures: Know the similarities and differences - Epilepsy and seizures are distinct. A seizure, a temporary electrical brain disturbance, can stem from various factors, including brain diseases or other organ dysfunctions. Epilepsy, however, is a ...
Epilepsy, family, talking the tough stuff: New Hollywood musical - Emmy winner Ben Decter’s new musical shows the impact of his daughter’s epilepsy on their family, and the importance of communication.
Epilepsy 101: What Patients and Caregivers Need to Know - Epilepsy is a disorder of the brain characterized by recurring, unprovoked seizures. A seizure occurs when there is an abnormal surge of electrical activity in the brain, which can temporarily affect ...
Algorithm better identifies the origin of a seizure to guide more precise surgical interventions - Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological diseases in the world, afflicting more than 50 million people. While most forms can be treated with therapeutics, patients with drug-resistant epilepsy ...
Newer epilepsy medications used during pregnancy do not affect neurological development in children - Children of mothers who took certain anti-seizure medications while pregnant do not have worse neurodevelopmental outcomes at age 6, according to a long-running study.
Neurofeedback News
What Is Neurofeedback Therapy? -
Neurofeedback Therapy Like biofeedback, neurofeedback is a noninvasive procedure, but instead of measuring physiological functions, it focuses solely on the brain to help improve a variety of ...
Scientists use Matrix-style learning to ‘write’ skills into human brain noninvasively - Researchers have developed a groundbreaking technique using brain imaging and neurofeedback to induce learning without conscious effort.
Can We Program the Brain to Learn Without Teaching? - Researchers have developed a groundbreaking technique to “write” new learning patterns directly into the brain using real-time neurofeedback from fMRI imaging.
£1M funding boost for new project to trial Parkinson’s treatments on digital twin brain - People with Parkinson’s disease are to benefit from cutting edge AI technology that allows neuroscientists to safely test medication and treatment on a ‘digital twin’ brain, thanks to a £1m funding ...
Neurofeedback Therapists in Winston Salem, NC - Also, I provide qEEG and Neurofeedback (NFB) services. Accepting day & evening clients. I work with a variety of clientele utilizing a person-centered approach, which means our sessions will start ...
Scientists use Matrix-style learning to ‘write’ skills into human brain noninvasively - Researchers have developed a groundbreaking technique using brain imaging and neurofeedback to induce learning without conscious effort.
Can We Program the Brain to Learn Without Teaching? - Researchers have developed a groundbreaking technique to “write” new learning patterns directly into the brain using real-time neurofeedback from fMRI imaging.
£1M funding boost for new project to trial Parkinson’s treatments on digital twin brain - People with Parkinson’s disease are to benefit from cutting edge AI technology that allows neuroscientists to safely test medication and treatment on a ‘digital twin’ brain, thanks to a £1m funding ...
Neurofeedback Therapists in Winston Salem, NC - Also, I provide qEEG and Neurofeedback (NFB) services. Accepting day & evening clients. I work with a variety of clientele utilizing a person-centered approach, which means our sessions will start ...
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Plasma microRNAs as prognostic biomarkers for development of severe epilepsy after experimental traumatic brain injury-EpiBioS4Rx Project 1 study -
OBJECTIVE: To test a hypothesis that acutely regulated plasma microRNAs (miRNAs) can serve as prognostic biomarkers for the development of post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE).
The role of the endocannabinoid system in the pathogenesis and treatment of epilepsy - Epilepsy is a group of chronic neurological brain disorders characterized by recurrent spontaneous unprovoked seizures, which are accompanied by significant neurobiological, cognitive, and psychosocial impairments. With a global prevalence of approximately 0.5-1 % of the population, epilepsy remains a serious public health concern. Despite the development and widespread use of over 20 anticonvu...
Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase 65 Antibody-associated Epilepsy and Diplopia: Two Case Reports with Literature Review - Glutamic acid decarboxylase 65 (GAD65) antibody-associated epilepsy and diplopia are relatively rare. This article retrospectively analyzed the disease development, diagnosis and treatment process of two cases of GAD65-associated epilepsy with diplopia. Both patients initially exhibited seizures, followed by the onset of diplopia and nystagmus. Due to differences in their diagnostic processes, ...
Effects of CYP2C19 and CYP2C9 polymorphisms on the efficacy and plasma concentration of lacosamide in pediatric patients with epilepsy in China - CONCLUSION: LCM plasma concentrations were strongly associated with its clinical efficacy and toxicity. CYP2C19 polymorphisms affect the plasma concentration and treatment efficacy in pediatric patients with epilepsy. CYP2C19 PMs with two no-function alleles are likely to have higher LCM plasma concentrations.
MRI in older patients-A focused review - MRI has considerably increased our pathophysiological knowledge of age-related brain abnormalities. Brain abnormalities regularly seen on MRI of older adults are atrophy, and changes related to small vessel disease (SVD). SVD-related changes include white matter hyperintensities (WMH), lacunes, microbleeds, microinfarcts and perivascular spaces. While atrophy, WMH and lacunes are recognized as ...
Circuit reorganization of subicular cell-type-specific interneurons in temporal lobe epilepsy - The subiculum represents a crucial brain pivot in regulating seizure generalization in temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), primarily through synergy of local GABAergic and long-projecting glutamatergic signaling. However, little is known about how subicular GABAergic interneurons are involved in a cell-type-specific way. Here, employing Ca^(2+) fiber photometry, retrograde monosynaptic viral tracing ...
The role of the endocannabinoid system in the pathogenesis and treatment of epilepsy - Epilepsy is a group of chronic neurological brain disorders characterized by recurrent spontaneous unprovoked seizures, which are accompanied by significant neurobiological, cognitive, and psychosocial impairments. With a global prevalence of approximately 0.5-1 % of the population, epilepsy remains a serious public health concern. Despite the development and widespread use of over 20 anticonvu...
Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase 65 Antibody-associated Epilepsy and Diplopia: Two Case Reports with Literature Review - Glutamic acid decarboxylase 65 (GAD65) antibody-associated epilepsy and diplopia are relatively rare. This article retrospectively analyzed the disease development, diagnosis and treatment process of two cases of GAD65-associated epilepsy with diplopia. Both patients initially exhibited seizures, followed by the onset of diplopia and nystagmus. Due to differences in their diagnostic processes, ...
Effects of CYP2C19 and CYP2C9 polymorphisms on the efficacy and plasma concentration of lacosamide in pediatric patients with epilepsy in China - CONCLUSION: LCM plasma concentrations were strongly associated with its clinical efficacy and toxicity. CYP2C19 polymorphisms affect the plasma concentration and treatment efficacy in pediatric patients with epilepsy. CYP2C19 PMs with two no-function alleles are likely to have higher LCM plasma concentrations.
MRI in older patients-A focused review - MRI has considerably increased our pathophysiological knowledge of age-related brain abnormalities. Brain abnormalities regularly seen on MRI of older adults are atrophy, and changes related to small vessel disease (SVD). SVD-related changes include white matter hyperintensities (WMH), lacunes, microbleeds, microinfarcts and perivascular spaces. While atrophy, WMH and lacunes are recognized as ...
Circuit reorganization of subicular cell-type-specific interneurons in temporal lobe epilepsy - The subiculum represents a crucial brain pivot in regulating seizure generalization in temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), primarily through synergy of local GABAergic and long-projecting glutamatergic signaling. However, little is known about how subicular GABAergic interneurons are involved in a cell-type-specific way. Here, employing Ca^(2+) fiber photometry, retrograde monosynaptic viral tracing ...
Science Daily
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.
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.