New study suggests that an experimental peptide developed at the Hebrew University may reduce recurring seizures and support ...

Q: My neighbor’s son was just diagnosed with KCNT1 seizures, and they said it was a very rare disorder. Aren’t seizures fairly common in children? A: The brain has many nerve cells that communicate ...

The unpredictable, debilitating nature of a seizure can be frightening, for both the person experiencing it and anyone watching nearby. In that moment, control often slips away as muscles stiffen, ...

Stress can cause seizures in people with or without epilepsy. Stress-related seizures are not caused by abnormal brain activity, unlike epilepsy seizures. Factors like anxiety, brain injuries, and ...

For parents, a child having a seizure is one of the most frightening experiences imaginable. While many childhood seizures are brief and isolated, others are more serious and persistent. To make the ...

Mothers of new-born babies are always concerned about their child’s healthcare. My interactions with them as I shared about epilepsy got them asking questions relating to seizures in infants and ...

Autoimmune epilepsy is a newly defined group of conditions characterized by recurrent seizures associated with autoimmunity. Cancer and infections are two potential triggers. Epilepsy is a seizure ...

Epilepsy is a neurological disorder that causes seizures. In 2015, it was estimated that about 1.2% of the U.S. population, or about 3.4 million people in total, had epilepsy, according to the Centers ...