To earn CME related to this news article, click here. January 14, 2009 — Lumbar puncture may not be necessary for a first simple febrile seizure at ages 6 to 18 months because the risk for bacterial ...

CLEVELAND — November marks National Epilepsy Awareness Month, drawing attention to a neurological condition that affects almost 3 million adults and nearly half a million children across the United ...

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 ...

Seizures are sudden, uncontrolled CNS discharges, often without triggers, causing immediate unconsciousness, facial changes, frothing, and post-event disorientation. Syncope is brief fainting due to ...

Scientists are testing a strikingly simple idea for calming some of the brain’s most stubborn seizures: remove the aging ...

How did this project start? We built our first sweatband sensor to get emotional information from autistic children outside the lab. But then one of my undergrad researchers asked if he could borrow a ...

Three simple steps could make all the difference to someone having an epileptic seizure. The Epilepsy Society has joined with St John Ambulance to advise people on what action to take if they find ...

Children are very sensitive and equally vulnerable to diseases and infection. Infants can especially catch infection very quickly as their immune system is not fully developed and is comparatively ...

EPILEPSY may be sparked by a metal imbalance in the brain caused by a single gene mutation. Clapcote reckons the gene helps regulate sodium and potassium levels in brain nerve cells. A metal imbalance ...

Epilepsy affects more than 500,000 people in the UK and while it usually starts in childhood, it can strike anyone at any time. Cells in the brain known as neurons send electrical impulses to each ...