Epilepsy is a disease marked by recurrent seizures, or sudden periods of abnormal, excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain. One in 26 people in the U.S. will develop epilepsy at some ...

Two new models could solve a problem that's long frustrated millions of people with epilepsy and the doctors who treat them: how to find precisely where seizures originate to treat exactly that part ...

Rice University bioengineers have demonstrated a nonsurgical way to quiet a seizure-relevant brain circuit in an animal model ...

Loss of consciousness can pose real dangers for people with seizure disorders. And while not all seizures cause loss of consciousness, Yale researchers have now discovered how one common type of ...

Epilepsy is a chronic disease that causes repeated seizures caused by abnormal electrical activity caused by damaged brain cells. It affects millions of people worldwide and can disrupt their daily ...

Nearly 3.5 million Americans living with epilepsy could benefit from bystander knowledge of proper seizure response.

Functional seizures not caused by epilepsy are associated with structural changes in the brain that can be seen using MRI, a new study shows. Scientist have long understood the nonepileptic seizures ...

At just 13, Clara began experiencing uncontrollable seizures that baffled doctors. Initially misdiagnosed with anxiety and gallbladder issues, she even underwent unnecessary surgery before doctors ...

SAN ANTONIO, TX (Ivanhoe Newswire) – A rare brain surgery performed in San Antonio stopped up to 200 seizures per day in the brain of a 15-month-old. Those seizures were caused by a malformation in ...

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide, often leading to posttraumatic seizures (PTS) which can exacerbate brain damage, increase hospital stays, and worsen ...

Writing for The Conversation (republished below), researchers Jaideep Kapur, director of the University of Virginia Brain Institute, and Anastasia Brodovskaya, a UVA postdoctoral fellow in neurology, ...