MADISON, Wis. — Damage to a part of the brain that regulates hyperactivity can contribute to both memory problems and seizures in the most common form of epilepsy, according to research at the ...

SAN FRANCISCO-- Anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) are powerful medications that help women with epilepsy control their seizures; however, when these same women have to deal with reproductive issues and ...

Clearing out “aged” brain cells dramatically reduced seizures and restored memory in a new epilepsy study.

In sudden death in epilepsy, people stop breathing for no apparent reason and die. Now, a group of UConn neuroscientists have a lead as to why, they report in the journal eLife. People with epilepsy ...

Many children with epilepsy and learning difficulties can qualify for special education services (Shutterstock) While learning for most children with epilepsy is seen to be a challenge, it is ...

On Monday, December 7, 2009, the Presidential Symposium at the 63rd American Epilepsy Society's Annual Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts, addressed the treatment of epilepsy worldwide, especially in ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More than 40% of people with epilepsy who take a particular drug to treat their symptoms may develop eye problems as a result, UK researchers report. The drug is called ...

—A new study advances our knowledge about the elevated risk of unnatural deaths among epilepsy patients and suggests some preventive steps. Reviewed by Aaron Miller, MD, Professor of Neurology, Icahn ...

Dear Alex: I have a five-year-old Maltese named Biscuit. He has started having seizures. My vet put him on the drug phenobarbital, but it doesn't seem to be working. What can I do? - Nyreen Dear ...