Epilepsy is a neurological disorder involving multiple seizures. Seizures are the result of abnormal electrical activity in the brain. The symptoms depend on what regions of the brain are affected by ...

Epilepsy presents differently in each person. The condition has a range of symptoms that varies. Convulsions can be one sign of epilepsy. However, people often experience epilepsy without ever having ...

“It’s all about the brain,” said Jennifer DeWolfe, D.O., professor in the UAB Department of Neurology. “Seizure manifestations are stereotyped, so the same symptoms occur with each seizure that ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Monthly seizure frequency percentage reduction was 68.73% for the entire study cohort. For those followed up in ...

Antiseizure medications help the majority of people with focal epilepsy, a common form of the neurological disorder. Yet most will still have episodes for at least a year after their treatment begins, ...

In some cases, seasonal allergies can increase a person’s risk of having a seizure. Some research suggests a connection between allergic diseases and epilepsy. Seasonal allergies, also known as ...

In a busy hospital waiting room, a young man's muscles began contracting in a harsh, unyielding spasm as a quick-acting student rushed to his aid. "We ran over to help stabilize the patient. To my ...

Early detection of focal epilepsy may reduce the amount of motor vehicle accidents caused by seizures while driving. The prevalence of seizures while driving (SzWD) prior to diagnosis in people with ...