Miles Lewis had his first seizure at 4 years old. He was diagnosed with epilepsy after those seizures kept happening He was put on medication, but eventually a team of doctors at Johns Hopkins All ...

Brain health: Short episodes of disorientation, losing track mid‑sentence or instantly forgetting what one was doing, are more than simple lapses when they recur in patterns (Image: Pexels) Repeated ...

Xenon Pharmaceuticals’ anti-seizure candidate has smashed a pivotal trial out of the park, lowering seizure rates by more than 50% for some patients as it looks to position itself to become the ...

Epileptic seizures alter sleep by prolonging the stage that's central to memory formation, potentially predisposing the brain to "remember" how to trigger subsequent seizures more easily, a small ...

Many patients suffer from epilepsy that cannot be controlled by current medications. Surgical removal of epileptogenic brain regions is effective in only about half of cases, and not all patients are ...

A pioneering gene therapy could help treat a rare seizure disorder called Dravet syndrome, according to new clinical trial results. The drug, called zorevunersen, holds promise, especially for people ...

A drug that has long been used to treat seizures has shown promise as a potential means of Alzheimer’s prevention, a new study suggests. The anti-seizure medication, levetiracetam, was first approved ...

TREATABLE ARE DEFINITELY MAKING A COMEBACK. WE HAVE A NEW WARNING TONIGHT ABOUT YOUNG CHILDREN AND FLU SHOTS. THE FDA IS SAYING NOW THAT IT WANTS MANUFACTURERS TO ADD THE RISK FOR SEIZURES TO THAT ...

A dedicated pediatric First Seizure Clinic (FSC) provided specialist evaluation in less than a week and enabled an epilepsy diagnosis at the initial visit for more than 1 in 5 children. The findings ...

Initiation of GLP-1s was associated with an 18% lower risk for seizure recurrence and a 65% and 60% lower risk for hospitalization and mortality, respectively, than initiation of other ...

Risk factors for epilepsy, like poor sleep, might be more common in certain regions of the U.S., researchers say. Reading time 3 minutes Epilepsy isn’t something we usually associate with specific ...

A map has revealed America’s “epilepsy belt,” highlighting how some states in particular see higher rates of the neurological condition among older adults. The first-of-its kind nationwide study ...