Epilepsy was viewed for a long time as a disorder of sudden electrical disruption, but we now know the story is more complex ...

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Epilepsy is best known for seizures, but many people with the condition also experience much more frequent and subtler disruptions.

Being a teenager comes with its challenges, but when you live with epilepsy, it can be more difficult. Be kind to yourself, ...

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 ...

For people with epilepsy, getting poor sleep was associated with a higher risk of dementia compared to people without epilepsy, according to a study published April 22, 2026, in Neurology®, the ...

"They did a brain scan but said that nothing was wrong, and they told me that it's likely never to happen again," Isabella Fairclough tells PEOPLE Meredith Wilshere is a Society and Culture writer at ...

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, ...

Sleep could encode epileptic seizures in the brain by repurposing the processes used to solidify memories, potentially making seizures harder to treat or prevent, new research suggests. But the new ...