The type of seizure you have depends on what area and how much of the brain's electrical activity is affected.

The Epilepsy Foundation Central & South Texas recently held a training session on what to do when a person suffers a seizure.

FROM the outside, Ruben might look like any other five-year-old boy – but he’s racked terrifying seizures that “literally ...

The FDA also approved Vimpat Injection for use in pediatric patients 4 years of age and older. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Vimpat ® (lacosamide; UCB) as adjunctive therapy in ...

Researchers have discovered supplementing a normal, carbohydrate-rich diet with specific ketogenic agents may significantly delay tonic-clonic seizures caused by exposure to high levels of oxygen. The ...

November is Epilepsy Awareness Month. Many people may already be aware of the condition from its prevalence in medical dramas, but that portrayal is often exaggerated and does not fully encapsulate ...

FINTEPLA is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of seizures associated with Dravet syndrome and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome in patients two years of age and older 1 ...

Seizures in babies occur when an unusual burst of electrical activity occurs between neurons, or brain cells, in the brain. Signs and symptoms include eye rolling, clenching of muscles, and keeping ...

Provoked seizures are not considered to be epilepsy, which is defined as two or more unprovoked seizures, and provoked seizures typically do not require long-term treatment with antiseizure medication ...

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Unlike in adults, seizures, including status epilepticus (SE), may be the first and main ...

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