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Forecasts of epilepsy seizures could become a reality… | April 22, 2025
Seizures are like a storm in the rain.
Not knowing when your next seizure will hit can be unnerving, at best.
Will a seizure happen five minutes from now, five weeks from now or five months from now?
It’s a crapshoot. Even with triggers and auras.
Despite the apparent unpredictability of seizures, they may not actually be random events.
Hints of cyclical patterns associated with epilepsy date back to ancient times, when people believed seizures were tied to the waxing and waning of the moon.
While this particular link has yet to be definitively proven, scientists have pinpointed patterns in seizure-associated brain activity.
Studies have shown that seizures are more likely during specific periods in the day, indicating an association with sleep–wake cycles, or circadian rhythms.
For further information, click on: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/forecasts-of-epilepsy-seizures-could-become-a-reality/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=today-in-science&utm_content=link&utm_term=2020-12-18_featured-this-week&spMailingID=69382265&spUserID=NDg0NzkyMzY2MTY1S0&spJobID=2022533186&spReportId=MjAyMjUzMzE4NgS2.
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