Epilepsy Currents

Caught on Tape: How Video Clarified Focal to Bilateral Tonic-Clonic Seizures?
Bhansali S and Punia V
Bold Thinking, Hard Trials, Real Therapies: The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Neuromodulation Legacy
Rolston JD and Rao VR
Super-Fast, Super-Early: High-Frequency Oscillations May Be a Prelude to Alzheimer's Dementia in Down Syndrome
Silva-Pérez M and Chin J
"Time to Feed the Baby": Should There Be a Paradigm Change in the Treatment of Infantile Epileptic Spasms Syndrome?
Phitsanuwong C
Taking It to the Limit: A Novel GRIN2D Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy Rodent Model With Severe Seizures
Eyal S
In the Quest for Answers: Exploring Circumstances Around Pediatric SUDEP
Joshi C
To Sleep, Perchance to . Ay, There's the Rub
Wenker IC
Tuning Into the Centromedian: The Metronome of Generalized Epilepsy
Agashe S
Updated Classification of Epileptic Seizures: Crystal Clear or Lost in Translation?
Karakis I
Newly Discovered Tricks of an Old Dog: Why Carbamazepine Exacerbates Absence Seizures
Buchanan GF
Status Update: Death, Aging, and Disparity: Mortality and Status Epilepticus
Zawar I
From Guideline to Lifeline: Turning Status Epilepticus Management Evidence Into Improved Outcomes
Punia V
Clioquinol "" for Drug-Resistant Epilepsy-With an After Taste
Scharfman HE
Polygenic Risk Scores Shed Light on SUDEP Susceptibility
Fine AL
Wake-up Call for SUDEP: Unveiling Sleep Biomarkers
Kadam SD
Stay or Go: Decision-Making Surrounding Antiseizure Medication Discontinuation
Terman SW
Flip of the Switch: Targeting GABA Dysregulation to Treat Nonseizure Comorbidities in Dravet Syndrome
Sherer M and Goldberg EM
Temporal Lobe Epilepsy With GAD Antibodies-Time to Give Up, or Time to Double Down?
Steriade C
The Fast and the Very Fast: High-Frequency Oscillations in Alzheimer's Disease
Silva-Pérez M and Chin J
Chronoepileptology: Mapping the Rhythms of Seizure Risk
Bernard C, Buchanan GF, Koubeissi MZ, Loddenkemper T and Pennell PB
Seizure occurrence in epilepsy is governed by biological rhythms, challenging the traditional view of seizures as random events. Circadian and multidien cycles shape seizure risk, with patient-specific chronotypes and stable temporal patterns observed across epilepsy types. The Molecular Oscillations and Rhythmicity of Epilepsy hypothesis posits that molecular oscillations-particularly those involving core clock genes and region-specific protein expression-create dynamic windows of increased seizure susceptibility. In epilepsy, these rhythms are altered, amplifying seizure risk through metabolic and genetic reorganization. Seizure timing is also modulated by hormonal cycles in women with catamenial epilepsy. Estrogen promotes seizures, while progesterone and its metabolite allopregnanolone are protective. Three distinct catamenial patterns guide diagnosis and treatment, though evidence for hormonal therapies remains limited. Personalized approaches, including adjunctive medications and cycle-specific dosing, may reduce seizure burden. Importantly, sudden unexpected death in epilepsy predominantly occurs at night, implicating sleep, circadian timing, and environmental factors. Nocturnal vulnerability is conserved across species, suggesting a biological mechanism potentially involving serotonin, which regulates respiration, cardiac function, and arousal. Finally, chronotherapeutic approaches offer a promising avenue for epilepsy management by aligning treatment with seizure timing. Time-adjusted dosing of antiseizure medications has shown improved outcomes in patients with predictable seizure patterns. Future strategies may include closed-loop systems and biomarker-guided interventions to shift seizure susceptibility rhythms. Together, these findings underscore the importance of temporal biology in epilepsy. Understanding when seizures occur provides insight into why they occur, paving the way for personalized, rhythm-informed care that enhances prediction, prevention, and treatment.
Playing Multiple Parts: Unique Enzymatic and Structural Roles Orchestrated by SYNGAP1
Buchanan GF