UCC study takes 'significant step' towards early warning system to predict epilepsy seizures

A new study has found a pattern of brain activity that occurs before a seizure happens. Pictured is Dr Cian McCafferty, study lead and lecturer at the Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience in UCC. Picture: Daragh McSweeney/Provision

Research which could help predict epilepsy seizures is a “significant step” towards developing a warning system for patients.

The study, from researchers at University College Cork and Yale University, uses brain activity patterns to predict seizures. It has found a pattern of brain activity which occurs before a seizure happens.