Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders in the world. According to the World Health Organization, around 50 ...

Every November since 1969, organizations across the country have sought to break the stigma surrounding epilepsy by celebrating Epilepsy Awareness Month. Throughout the month, advocates aim to provide ...

Nearly 70% of patients with focal treatment-resistant epilepsy (FTRE) experience fewer seizures over time, new results of a multicenter study showed. However, the improvements occurred independent of ...

Emily Kalina describes it like it’s something out of a sci-fi movie: “It sounds really bizarre when I say it, but I download the data from my brain and I put it into a computer, and I send it off to ...

Patients with treatment-resistant epilepsy often cycle through multiple medications as they seek relief from the seizures that disrupt their lives. Yet in many cases, these drugs offer little benefit, ...

More than a decade after her original diagnosis, she suddenly had episodes of losing consciousness. Was this a different type of seizure? By Lisa Sanders, M.D. “I’m feeling a little stroke-y,” the ...