Research has shown early diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy disorders can improve outcomes. The question of when to ...

Febrile seizures in young children who receive vaccinations age are much rarer than some might think, occurring in just about three children out of 10,000, according to new research published in ...

IVIG may reduce seizure frequency in some children with drug-resistant epilepsy, especially those with generalized seizures.

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München-led researchers have induced a greater than 60% reduction in seizure frequency in a preterm infant with early-onset SCN2A developmental and epileptic ...

Babies infected with the chikungunya virus during labor and delivery are at high risk of developing serious neurologic ...

January 25, 2012 — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given the go-ahead for the use of levetiracetam (Keppra, UCB Pharmaceuticals) as adjunctive treatment for partial-onset seizures in ...

Epilepsy is best known for seizures, but many people with the condition also experience much more frequent and subtler disruptions. These brief bursts of abnormal brain activity, called interictal ...

Two years after the initial diagnosis, Weston, now 9, has published a book about his journey, “Juvenile Epilepsy Warrior.” ...

Absence seizure, formerly known as petit mal seizure, is a type of short seizure that usually causes a person to briefly lose focus, stare into space, and lose awareness of their surroundings. These ...