Older adults who have a heart attack may be more likely to develop epilepsy later in life, according to a study published ...

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 ...

May 4, 2010 — Lamotrigine is the most effective antiepileptic drug (AED) in older adults with epilepsy, with levetiracetam a close second, according to the results of a retrospective review of 10 AEDs ...

There is a bidirectional association between myocardial infarction (MI) and late-onset epilepsy (LOE), according to a study published online Nov. 5 in Neurology.

Epilepsy is the world's most common chronic neurological condition, affecting about 1 in every 100 people. Those who have it ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Adults with epilepsy who initiated any osteoporosis drug therapy had a lower 3-year mortality risk compared with ...

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 ...

A surgical treatment commonly used to reduce epileptic seizures in adults also is effective and safe for children, according to a new study. The study is one of the first to investigate responsive ...

Moving forward The CDC reports that one in 100 U.S. adults has active epilepsy, and studies suggest that one third of these are not receiving adequate treatment or care. 30 Although this recent report ...