MUNCIE, Ind. – Seizures are a common brain disease that likely everyone will experience or witness within their lifetime. Some can last a few seconds and aren’t life threatening while others can be ...

Medically reviewed by Nicholas R. Metrus, MD Key Takeaways Stress can cause seizures in people with or without ...

For parents, a child having a seizure is one of the most frightening experiences imaginable. While many childhood seizures are brief and isolated, others are more serious and persistent. To make the ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a drug to control seizures in dogs with idiopathic epilepsy, a type ...

Perhaps by reducing anxiety, a service dog can help reduce seizures in people with tough-to-treat epilepsy, a new study finds. A group of 25 study participants had an average 31% fewer seizures after ...

University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have revealed how the popular, low-carb ketogenic diet protects against ...

An internationally validated, imaging-based score helps clinicians better identify patients with stroke at highest risk for epilepsy.

Epilepsy and Alzheimer's disease are bidirectionally related. Epilepsy is often complicated by progressive cognitive impairments, and late-onset epilepsy (onset generally after 55–65 years of age) is ...

Epilepsy clinicians who also specialize in women’s health and work with women during the perinatal period can consult with a ...

The researchers found that clearing away damaged but undying brain cells (known as zombie cells) in mouse models of epilepsy ...

Flashing lights and gory scenes can trigger seizures in some. Nov. 26, 2011— -- Reports of the 'Breaking Dawn' birth scene spurring seizures in Twilight fans have landed photosensitive epilepsy ...