Seizures have been described as irregular activity of the nerves in your brain, and sometimes these irregularities can become recurrent or chronic. When seizures become a consistent problem, this ...

In many cases of epilepsy—a disorder that disrupts the normal pattern of electrical activity in the brain and often results in seizures—the underlying cause is unknown, according to the National ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- A Duke University Medical Center researcher who spent years looking for the signals that prompt the brain to form new connections between neurons has found one that may explain ...

Researchers are using AI to uncover hidden patterns in EEG recordings that could help diagnose epilepsy earlier.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A common gene that can cause abnormal heart rhythms can also trigger epileptic seizures in the brain and may explain the sudden, unexplained deaths that often occur in people with ...

Epilepsy affects more than 15 million people in India, yet it remains one of the most misunderstood neurological conditions. Despite being a treatable brain disorder, fear, stigma and long-standing ...

A wearable brain scanner, co-developed by UCL researchers, is now being used in a specialist clinic for children with epilepsy. The new wearable optically pumped magnetometer magnetoencephalography ...

Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological conditions in the world, yet myths and misconceptions continue to surround it. In many societies, seizures are still wrongly linked to superstition or ...

Migraines and epilepsy often go hand in hand. If you have epilepsy, you’re more than twice as likely to get migraines as someone who doesn’t. The reverse is true, too. People with migraines are more ...

Children with epilepsy had an increased risk for injuries requiring hospitalization compared with controls in Finland, with boys showing greater risk than girls among all included participants. Risk ...

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Mary Loughlin will tell you purple is not her favorite color, but during November, National Epilepsy Awareness Month, she wears purple every day. "Because if you're going to talk ...