August 7, 2008 (Updated with commentary August 11, 2008) — Results of a new multistate study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that some 1 in 100 adults in the United States ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Focal cortex stimulation with an implantable device reduced seizure activity in more than 50% of participants at ...

Ketogenic diet therapies, including the classic ketogenic diet, modified Atkins diet, and low glycaemic index treatment, have shown effectiveness in controlling seizures, in part by shifting ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A national study from Case Western Reserve University mapping epilepsy rates among older adults found that in Northeast Ohio, epilepsy cases were highest in Cuyahoga, Ashtabula, ...

NEW ORLEANS -- Teenagers and adults with epilepsy showed an increased risk for depression and should undergo regular screening, according to two studies presented here at the annual American Epilepsy ...

The research found that mortality rates for epilepsy-related deaths did not decrease between 2009 (6.8 per 100,000) and 2015 (9.1 per 100,000), despite advances in treatment during this time (Vienna, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Epilepsy was not a significant factor among adults who had been hospitalized for attempted suicide, according to ...

Many families face the challenge of drug-resistant epilepsy, questioning the transition from medication to surgery.

Ketogenic diet. The ketogenic diet is efficacious against multiple seizure types and epilepsy syndromes, often producing a cessation of seizures. 20 How it works remains a mystery. I could find ...