Researchers have trained AI models to spot tiny brain abnormalities linked to epilepsy that often escape human eyes.
🔹 The MELD AI tool (King’s College London & UCL) detected lesions in epilepsy patients that radiologists missed in up to 64% of cases.
🔹 AI is also boosting EEG analysis, picking up subtle seizure patterns and improving localization of epileptic foci.
Early, accurate detection = fewer invasive tests, better surgical planning, and new hope for drug-resistant epilepsy patients.
Challenge: AI isn’t a silver bullet. Clinical validation, regulatory approval, and trust in “black box” models are still hurdles.
AI is not replacing neurologists — but it’s becoming a powerful ally in uncovering what the human eye cannot see.
Source: Nature Communications (King’s College London, UCL, MELD project)