Nov. 26, 2024 — Researchers have developed a new method called MoPEDE, which has the potential to improve epilepsy treatment. The method combines brain measurements with genetic analyses ...

Anti-seizure medications, which are also called anticonvulsants or anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs), are medications used to prevent seizures for people who have epilepsy. All AEDs are available only by ...

If you have epilepsy, you may experience seizures at night. Symptoms may include bedwetting and tongue biting. Doctors typically diagnose seizure disorders with an electroencephalogram.

Epilepsy refers to a group of neurological disorders of varying aetiology, characterized by recurrent brain dysfunction that result from sudden excessive and disordered neuronal discharge. These ...

Dr. Lara Basovic: A 41-year-old man was admitted to the epilepsy monitoring unit (EMU) of this hospital because of seizures. When the patient was 4 years of age, his mother noticed an episode of ...

Authorities have seen a surge in seizures of guns and ammunition flowing from the United States to Latin America and the Caribbean, fueling conflict in regions already struggling with violence and ...

They also tend to have a higher incidence of accidents outside of a seizure. Those with seizures that result in an alteration or loss of consciousness, like during atonic seizures or tonic-clonic ...

A woman’s hospitalization following a suicide attempt in 2018 led to the discovery of a condition that had shaped her life for nearly 50 years.

However, the vast majority of those airport seizures aren't accompanied by criminal prosecutions. This has led to years of complaints from civil liberties groups that the DEA is abusing civil ...

Some seizures start in childhood, while others begin in adulthood. When seizures start as an adult, they’re called adult-onset seizures. Anyone can experience a seizure, and it’s not always ...