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

Epilepsy presents differently in each person. The condition has a range of symptoms that varies. Convulsions can be one sign of epilepsy. However, people often experience epilepsy without ever having ...

K NOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Epilepsy Foundation of East Tennessee hosted their annual Walk for Epilepsy in World’s Fair ...

Epilepsy is a disorder of the brain that affects the nervous system. Epilepsy causes abnormal electrical activity in the brain, which leads to seizures. There are many types of seizure medication, all ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Gary Gualberto, MD, is a board-certified neurologist with SSM Medical Group at SSM St. Joseph Hospital West in Lake Saint Louis.

The researchers of a single-center study found that the relationships between epilepsy and autoimmune diseases may be a result of the different etiopathogenetic mechanisms that underly seizure ...

Medically reviewed by Alex Yampolsky, PharmDMedically reviewed by Alex Yampolsky, PharmD Medications that treat epilepsy vary based on the type of seizure disorder. There are two main types of ...

A new study has brought scientists one step further in the direction of developing a cure for a brutal group of rare brain ...

Praxis Precision Medicines has scored another midphase win in epilepsy this year, with its sodium channel inhibitor shown to reduce seizures in children with two specific types of the neurological ...

ORLANDO — Genetic testing is warranted in patients with epilepsy of unknown origin, new research suggests. Investigators found that pathogenic genetic variants were identified in over 40% of patients ...