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, ...

Medically reviewed by Nicholas R. Metrus, MD Key Takeaways Stress can cause seizures in people with or without ...

Landon McKee would suffer seizures "sometimes right on the ice," his coach said 11-year-old Landon McKee has made a heroic return to the ice. The young athlete from Andover, Minnesota has played ...

Seizures can affect your daily life and well-being. Certain medicines can help lower the risk of having seizures, which can help manage your condition. Fycompa is a medicine used to manage ...

ATLANTA -- In health matters it's not often that older people do better than their younger peers, but seizure disorders may be an example, suggested a cross-sectional study. Liverpool Seizure Severity ...

Purple Day, observed annually on March 26, raises epilepsy awareness and dispels myths. Despite affecting 50 million people worldwide (WHO, 2022), epilepsy remains misunderstood, leading to stigma and ...

Ryan Simpson, 24, tells PEOPLE that his goal is to raise awareness about the disease Ryan Simpson Ryan Simpson was diagnosed with brain cancer after he began experiencing seizures in 2023 Simpson ...

While epilepsy affects one percent of the general population, this figure rises to 22.2% for people with learning disabilities. The researchers analysed nearly 10,000 deaths of adults with ...

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People with epilepsy resort to cannabis products when antiepileptic drug side-effects are intolerable and epilepsy uncontrolled. The first Australian nationwide survey on the experiences and opinions ...

Flashing lights and gory scenes can trigger seizures in some. Nov. 26, 2011— -- Reports of the 'Breaking Dawn' birth scene spurring seizures in Twilight fans have landed photosensitive epilepsy ...

This brief exchange captured, in microcosm, the rhythm of life alongside serious illness. Pamela was in the hospital with her ...