The leading cause of death in epilepsy is rarely explained to patients by doctors, a grieving father has said. Martin Walker ...

Epileptic fits exhibit some of the same patterns as seismic shocks, new research suggests, raising doubt the longstanding belief that seizures occur randomly. The research, led by neurologist Ivan ...

An animated promo for the London 2012 Olympics has raised seizure concerns. June 7, 2007 — -- If the goal of an animated promo for the London 2012 Olympics logo was to elicit a strong response ...

What is Epilepsy?Epilepsy is the name of the medical condition where a patient gets recurrent seizures. Seizures are also more commonly referred to as “fits” or “convulsions”. The normal brain has ...

Suffering a fit can lead to a number of problems for the patient, such as seizures, involuntary muscle movements, loss of consciousness, etc. Thus, signals without epileptic seizures gain importance ...

Researchers propose a new method to differentiate signals from the epileptic focus from those recorded in other parts of the brain without the presence of an epileptic seizure. This technique may help ...

Justin Cho is recovering after having surgery to treat a rare form of epilepsy. — -- For years, Justin Cho's family thought they simply had a happy kid who liked to laugh, even when nothing funny ...