Epileptic seizures alter sleep by prolonging the stage that's central to memory formation, potentially predisposing the brain ...

The unpredictable, debilitating nature of a seizure can be frightening, for both the person experiencing it and anyone watching nearby. In that moment, control often slips away as muscles stiffen, ...

If you see someone having a seizure or fit, there are some simple things you can do to help.

The brain reinforces seizure networks during post-seizure sleep by hijacking the same mechanisms used for memory consolidation.

People with epilepsy resort to cannabis products when antiepileptic drug side-effects are intolerable and epilepsy uncontrolled. The first Australian nationwide survey on the experiences and opinions ...

“It’s all about the brain,” said Jennifer DeWolfe, D.O., professor in the UAB Department of Neurology. “Seizure manifestations are stereotyped, so the same symptoms occur with each seizure that ...

Advocates say bystanders often do the wrong thing without realizing, sometimes operating off of common misconceptions about ...

DURHAM (WTVD) -- 1 in 13 people will experience a seizure by the time they're 70, and a third of those will go on to have a second one, leading to a diagnosis of Epilepsy. It's facts like these that ...

Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. XENE-Q generated positive results from a critical late-stage human trial for its epilepsy ...

"They did a brain scan but said that nothing was wrong, and they told me that it's likely never to happen again," Isabella ...

Public health leaders, emergency physicians and addiction medicine specialists in Philadelphia are investigating a steady uptick in seizures among people who use drugs. Emergency department visits ...