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

Levetiracetam reduces tonic-clonic seizures by over 77% in clinical studies. Ethosuximide is highly effective for absence seizures, especially in children. Valproate remains the gold standard for ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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