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Children and teens may experience nonmotor seizures for months or years before being seen in an emergency department for a more obvious seizure that includes convulsions, according to a study published in the May 1, 2024, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Protein imbalances that increase brain cell excitability may explain why individuals with Alzheimer's disease (AD) who also experience seizures demonstrate more rapid cognitive decline than those who do not experience seizures.

James Thomson, 39, died from sudden unexpected death in epilepsy after being told that he didn't have the condition by doctors. His family say their lives have been 'ripped apart' by his death

His sister Margo revealed that she worked hard to have him moved to an independent place, and last year, at the age of 62, he finally received the keys to his flat.

Researchers at Immanuel Kant BFU have created a mathematical framework depicting the human brains state during epilepsy.

The clinic is expected to reduce the cost of travel for patients

Rochester, N.Y. — Over 400 guests packed the Rochester Riverside Convention Center to support Empowering People’s Independence’s epilepsy programs Saturday.

Robert Blake Fish, 13, was just 21kg (47lbs) when he died, officials said. Following an investigation, his mother, uncle, and grandfather were charged and booked into a detention centre

A genetic change or variant in a gene called SCN2A is a known cause of infantile seizures, autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability, as well as a wide range of other moderate-to-profound impairments in mobility, communication, eating and vision.

Seizures were triggered by exposure to cold due to reflex epilepsy