Purple Day, observed annually on March 26, raises epilepsy awareness and dispels myths. Despite affecting 50 million people worldwide (WHO, 2022), epilepsy remains misunderstood, leading to stigma and ...

The unpredictable, debilitating nature of a seizure can be frightening, for both the person experiencing it and anyone watching nearby. In that moment, control often slips away as muscles stiffen, ...

Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. Characterized primarily by seizures, epilepsy can present in a variety of ways depending on the individual and the ...

Seizures can affect your daily life and well-being. Certain medicines can help lower the risk of having seizures, which can help manage your condition. Fycompa is a medicine used to manage ...

Ketogenic diets, which are high in fat and very low in carbohydrates, have long been known to reduce epileptic seizures in some patients, but it hasn’t been clear why. A new study by WashU Medicine ...

Seizure control may take time—often a year or more—but most patients achieve it, bringing new hope for life with epilepsy. For millions of people living with ...

One third of patients with untreated cerebral cavernous malformations (CCMs) experienced epileptic seizures, with the risk for recurrence being lower among those on antiseizure medications after the ...

The death of actress and Bigg Boss 13 contestant Shefali Jariwala on June 27 has left fans and the entertainment industry shocked. While initial reports suggested she suffered a cardiac arrest, Mumbai ...

Within the white, clinical walls of a nondescript UNLV lab, a small team of neuroscientists are working on a project with potentially big implications for children suffering from seizures. Their goal: ...

A neurologist shares her thoughts and research about “ecstatic epilepsy” in a wide-ranging conversation on how we perceive the world—and create the world we perceive Jo Marchant | Correspondent People ...

The brain is especially vulnerable to heat because it cannot cool itself, making high temperatures risky for people with neurological conditions like epilepsy. The global climate crisis is making ...