A seizure is a medical condition that causes abnormal activity and/or body movements after a sudden and uncontrolled disturbance in your brain. Most people associate seizures with a condition called ...

Epilepsy can cause a number of health complications, especially if it goes untreated. The most serious of these complications is known as sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP). While uncommon, ...

Your seizure threshold is one factor that influences your likelihood of having a seizure. People with epilepsy tend to have a lower seizure threshold, meaning they’re more likely to have seizures.

Pregnancy is a unique phase in a woman’s life, and for those with epilepsy, early consultation with a neurologist and obstetrician is crucial. A well-planned approach significantly reduces risks for ...

Epilepsy is the most common serious neurological disease affecting over 50 million people worldwide and an estimated 5 million plus people in India. People with epilepsy have recurrent, unprovoked ...

Complex partial seizures, now called focal onset impaired awareness seizures, are the most common type for adults who have epilepsy (a disorder that affects your brain cells). They’re usually harmless ...

The EpiWatch app shows high sensitivity in detecting tonic-clonic seizures in children and adults, potentially reducing SUDEP ...

Seizures are often unpredictable, but triggers can induce them, such as fatigue, stress, and missing medications. Being aware of potential seizure triggers may help avoid their occurence. Seizures ...

A team of epilepsy specialists at UC San Francisco has developed a method to predict 24-hour seizure risk. The discovery, which may be scalable to large numbers of patients, could help to improve the ...

There are a wide number of medications available for treating epilepsy in children and advances in the past years have made a difference. In fact, nine new drugs have become available in the last ...