Seizures in children can be a terrifying experience for both the child and their parents. Understanding the underlying causes is crucial for effective management and treatment. This article will ...

To stratify the risk of future epilepsy, physicians have historically used lumbar puncture, neuroimaging, and electroencephalography in these patients. Four predictors of future epilepsy in children ...

Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. Characterized primarily by seizures, epilepsy can present in a variety of ways depending on the individual and the ...

Los Angeles — Only about 27% of patients newly diagnosed with focal epilepsy are seizure-free on initial anti-seizure medications (ASMs), new research suggested. This is sobering information to pass ...

A new drug candidate has shown impressive results in a mid-stage clinical trial for drug-resistant epilepsy, raising hopes for patients who continue to suffer seizures despite being on multiple ...

“It’s all about the brain,” said Jennifer DeWolfe, D.O., professor in the UAB Department of Neurology. “Seizure manifestations are stereotyped, so the same symptoms occur with each seizure that ...

Longitudinal data suggested that treatment-resistant focal epilepsy may improve over time. Nearly 70% had reduced seizure frequency and some patients achieved seizure freedom. Improvement was not ...

The causes, risk factors and warning signs of seizure. May 17, 2008— -- As U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy recovers from what his office has identified as a seizure, questions linger about his overall ...

Continuous intracranial electroencephalography (cEEG) may help pinpoint optimal timing of diagnostic studies and treatment for patients with focal epilepsy, new research suggests. The findings from a ...

Marinus Pharmaceuticals is gearing up for a phase 3 study after its epilepsy drug curbed seizures in patients with a rare, genetic disease that causes benign tumors to grow in various parts of the ...