seizures

Neuroplastic changes in patients with functional seizures following neurobehavioral therapy Sharma; Allendorfer; Correia; Gaston; Goodman; Grayson; Philip; LaFrance; Szaflarski Given the high prevalence of functional neurological symptom disorder and its negative effects on the individual...

interesting video on youtube: any reason this tech couldn't be used to monitor 'non-epileptic seizures/dissociative seizures' ? (got to be better than the Chalder CODES cbt)

Highlights • Functional seizures remains a complex neuropsychiatric condition to identify and treat. • Practitioners must address management of physical symptoms and underlying causes. • Management strategies can fail if their reasoning is not properly communicated. • Better outcomes may result...

Highlights An interdisciplinary review of patients’ and professionals perceptions of the functions and effects of naming of psychogenic non-epileptic seizures. Presents a range of considerations for and against different choices of nomenclature. Arguments for, and a trajectory towards...

" Abstract Background The PHQ-9 is a self-administered depression screening instrument. Little is known about its utility and accuracy in detecting depression in adults with dissociative seizures (DS). Objectives Using the Mini – International Neuropsychiatric Interview as a reference, we...

I'm posting this because I've noticed some people mention finding a keto diet helpful for their ME. It seems that the keto diet potentially - tbc in humans - results in a couple of key types of gut bacteria that are found to modulate levels of GABA in the brain. GABA is increased relative to...