The unpredictable, debilitating nature of a seizure can be frightening, for both the person experiencing it and anyone watching nearby. In that moment, control often slips away as muscles stiffen, ...

Epilepsy in women is not constant. It changes with hormonal shifts during puberty, reproductive years, and menopause. These ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A common gene that can cause abnormal heart rhythms can also trigger epileptic seizures in the brain and may explain the sudden, unexplained deaths that often occur in people with ...

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have uncovered a previously unrecognized mechanism by which inherited calcium ...

Epilepsy often reveals itself through gentle hints rather than the intense scenes we see in movies. Look out for fleeting moments of blank stares, confusion, or peculiar feelings that might be ...

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., March 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Eisai Inc. is pleased to announce that it will be launching the latest "Medikidz Explain Epilepsy," book as part of their participation at the ...

Hailey Adkisson reads the book she authored to her daughter, Juniper, who was diagnosed at six months old with a form of epilepsy.

This webinar will help demystify epilepsy by explaining its causes, symptoms, and available treatment options. The discussion will focus on how epilepsy is managed over the long term, the importance ...

A new study shows inherited calcium channel mutations disrupt brain development before birth, increasing epilepsy risk and ...

MAPLE GROVE, Minn., March 25, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Inc. (Upsher-Smith), in partnership with the Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota (EFMN), today announced that the Fletcher ...

AIIMS Jodhpur latest breakthrough on epilepsy treatment offers new hope for patients with frequent, uncontrollable seizures ...