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 ...

Researchers have identified a potential treatment target for a genetic type of epilepsy. Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute, UCL and MSD have identified a potential treatment target for a ...

What is Epilepsy? Epilepsy can arise from various factors including genetics, head injuries, infections, brain tumors, ...

The researchers of a single-center study found that the relationships between epilepsy and autoimmune diseases may be a result of the different etiopathogenetic mechanisms that underly seizure ...

Epilepsy is a disorder of the brain that affects the nervous system. Epilepsy causes abnormal electrical activity in the brain, which leads to seizures. There are many types of seizure medication, all ...

Why does the same genetic mutation cause a severe brain malformation in some patients but not in others? Researchers from the ...

The story of Eric, a nine year old boy with several short episodes of blank stare in a day displays an example of Childhood Absence Epilepsy. His mother apparently had similar episodes in childhood.

Autoimmune epilepsy is a newly defined group of conditions characterized by recurrent seizures associated with autoimmunity. Cancer and infections are two potential triggers. Epilepsy is a seizure ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — November is National Epilepsy Awareness Month, and one Anthony Wayne High School senior is proving that life with epilepsy doesn’t have to hold you back. At just 17 years old, Roberto ...

Perampanel, a novel antiepileptic drug, was associated with a reduction in seizure frequency of at least 50% in more than half of children and adolescents in a meta-analysis. Perampanel was shown to ...

(Yicai) April 8 -- Chinese biotech firm UniXell Biotechnology’s new cell therapy for intractable, or hard-to-treat, epilepsy ...