Epilepsy is still surrounded by harmful myths and stigma. This expert-backed guide breaks down the most common misconceptions ...

Nearly three million Americans live with epilepsy. And for one-third of them, anti-seizure medications don't work.

Absence seizures, common in children, present as brief lapses in awareness, often mistaken for daydreaming. These ...

Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is a leading cause of premature death, affecting 1·00–1·14 per 1000 people with epilepsy annually.1 Identifying those at high risk or low risk of SUDEP is ...

Where you grow old in the United States may change your odds of developing epilepsy. A new study in JAMA Neurology has mapped ...

This review contrasts the standard of care for focal epilepsy with the complex reality of managing non-lesional and ...

The risk for a first-ever epileptic seizure after cerebral cavernous malformations is low, with younger age and initial ...

CHICAGO — Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. left a Maine hospital medically cleared to resume his vacation but with the mystery over the cause of his seizure the previous day still unresolved. Seizure, a ...

Provoked seizures are not considered to be epilepsy, which is defined as two or more unprovoked seizures, and provoked seizures typically do not require long-term treatment with antiseizure medication ...

In 1994, a coalition of experts in brain health and epilepsy published a consensus statement on the appropriate criteria for driver licensing for people with epilepsy. Issued by the American Academy ...

Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a new, personalized approach to deep brain stimulation (DBS) for people with ...

DULUTH — Seizure detection devices are now covered by medical assistance as a result of Minnesota’s Health and Human Services appropriations omnibus bill signed into law by Gov. Tim Walz last month.