The Brain and Climate Change
How is climate change affecting our brains? This powerful short film from the FutureNeuro Research Ireland Centre and RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, produced by Chocolate Films in…
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Bill seeking support for Epilepsy patients heads to Gov. Stitt’s desk
The Oklahoma House of Representatives passed House Bill 2013, or Dylan’s Law, on Thursday, May 15. The bill, from Rep. Daniel Pae (R-Lawton), looks to improve education in Sudden Unexpected Death…
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Defining Rapid and Early Seizure Termination (REST) in Epilepsy
A panelist discusses how REST empowers patients and caregivers to intervene at seizure onset with fast-acting rescue therapies, preventing escalation, reducing emergency care, and improving long-term outcomes and quality of…
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Air pollution may increase epilepsy risk, new study suggests
A new study reveals air pollution may contribute to the development of epilepsy, a brain condition that causes seizures. Published in Epilepsia, researchers at London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute (LHSCRI) and…
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The Curse of Stigma
A powerful and intimate documentary film, “The Curse of Stigma” tells the story of Kenyans living with epilepsy and the pain, isolation, and harm they have suffered because of discrimination and deeply…
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ChatGPT helps pinpoint precise locations of seizures in the brain, aiding neurosurgeons
For those patients, surgical resection of the epileptogenic zone (EZ), an area whose removal can lead to seizure freedom—a period of time when a person with epilepsy experiences no seizures—can…
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