Genetics
Science China Life Sciences results suggest that NPRL3-asscociated epilepsy is a development-related disease.
Differential diagnosis between epileptic seizures and psychogenic nonepileptic events (PNEEs) is a worldwide problem for neurologists. The present study aims to identify important characteristics from body fluid tests and develop diagnostic models based on them.
Mechanisms, Tech/AI
Bioengineering researchers from the University of Glasgow have investigated new dissolvable coatings which could help safely guide flexible implants into brains to help regulate temporal lobe epilepsy.
Pediatric Epilepsy
Laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) is a less invasive surgical alternative to open craniotomy for corpus callosotomy, associated with similar seizure outcomes, lower blood loss, shorter hospital stays, and lower complication rates, but with longer operative times, when compared with the open craniotomy approach.
Mechanisms
Isolated cortical spikes can induce epileptic seizures consisting exclusively of blinks.
Genetics
The latest epilepsy research on post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE), genetics, surgery, and more in this issue of Epilepsy Research News.
Tech/AI
Patients may tend to self-forecast seizures that occur in sequential groupings and that low mood and increased stress may be the result of previous seizures rather than independent premonitory symptoms.
The report concludes with a set of practical tips for building successful psychological care services within seizure settings, including the importance of having local champions, clearly defining the scope of the service, and establishing sustainable funding models.
