What is Epilepsy? Epilepsy can arise from various factors, including genetics, head injuries, infections, brain tumors, emotional trauma, and mental stress. Globally, millions are affected by this ...

Epilepsy is one of the most common diseases affecting the nervous system and implies a predisposition to seizures. Per best estimates from CDC and WHO, there are 3.4 million people living with ...

A 2-year-old girl has a unique chromosome duplication that makes her rare, seizure-causing condition unlike any other ...

Epilepsy is a neurological disorder that causes temporary brain dysfunction. The aftermath of an epileptic seizure varies for ...

Share on Pinterest More than 3 million people in the United States are living with epilepsy. © Marco Bottigelli/Getty Images Specific changes in DNA may increase the ...

If you or a loved one has experienced a seizure, you know how scary they can be. The uncontrolled jolting, stiffening of the body, and even loss of consciousness can be unnerving under the best of ...

Eight Northwestern researchers published a study April 29 detailing how RNA therapy could be used before birth to combat a ...

Seizures during sleep may be responsible for some sudden deaths in young children, according to researchers from NYU Langone Health who used home monitoring video donated by families of seven toddlers ...

In a recent study, genetic mutations of the KCNQ2 potassium ion channel were identified in 8/80 (10%) of children with early infantile seizures and associated psychomotor retardation. [1] Seizures ...

Most people have memory loss in the minutes before and after a generalized seizure, and they are often confused for a period ...