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

Lisa Wootten suffered monthly seizures that were chalked up to nerves — until doctors discovered the devastating cause of her ...

A neurologist shares her thoughts and research about “ecstatic epilepsy” in a wide-ranging conversation on how we perceive ...

The new study, part of the international Human Epilepsy Project, tracked nearly 150 adults who were deemed ...

Medication has long been the cornerstone of treatment for people with epilepsy, but it doesn't stop seizures for everyone and ...

About one-third of patients with focal epilepsy, a common form of the neurological disorder, are believed to respond poorly ...

"We need to raise awareness and knowledge so you can stop discrimination and save some lives." Epilepsy Action said when someone has a seizure in public, many people can go into "flight mode" – ...

Longitudinal data suggested that treatment-resistant focal epilepsy may improve over time. Focal treatment-resistant epilepsy ...

Doctors and researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC have developed a new treatment for epilepsy patients who don't respond to medication and aren't candidates for surgery. Their approach, ...