A study showed 18.3% of adolescents with epilepsy (AWE) had at least 1 emotional or behavioral problem, and 24.9% of parents felt others had stigma towards their children with epilepsy. Adolescents ...

Epilepsy is among the most common neurological conditions, marked by unpredictable seizures, accidents and injuries, reduced quality of life, stigma and—in the worst case—premature death. But a ...

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

Wayne State University - Office of the Vice President for Research Three studies conducted as part of Wayne State University's Systems Biology of Epilepsy Project (SBEP) could result in new types of ...

Long-term data on the treatment of children and adults living with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) with fenfluramine1 demonstrated sustained reduction in frequency of seizures associated with a fall and ...

Since she was an infant, a 31-year-old woman had been experiencing bursts of uncontrollable laughter, but her condition had ...

Researchers studying a common form of epilepsy have made an important discovery about a process within the brain's hippocampus that appears to modulate seizure activity and suggests a possible new ...

Children with epilepsy had an increased risk for injuries requiring hospitalization compared with controls in Finland, with boys showing greater risk than girls among all included participants. Risk ...

There are just over 3 million Americans with epilepsy who experience seizures due to abnormal electrical activity in the brain. A smaller group of people also have seizures not caused by epilepsy – ...