In a new study, researchers at The Ohio State University used artificial intelligence (AI) tools to predict seizure outcomes in mouse models. Epilepsy patients who experience breathing interruptions ...
Witnessing someone have a seizure can be frightening. There are many causes of seizures − epilepsy and other diseases or infections, abnormal blood sugars, withdrawal from drugs or alcohol and even ...
Even though seizures occur differently in everyone who has them, it is important to keep track of the factors that may trigger or cause them. According to doctors, you can be prepared and learn how to ...
In a neurology lab at Mayo Clinic, Dr. Benjamin Brinkmann studies the brain's electrical rhythms across days, weeks and months — searching for patterns that reveal when seizures are most likely to ...
Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 75-year-old woman in reasonably good health. Two months ago, I had a seizure in my doctor's office during my annual checkup. I woke up in an emergency room in a large ...
Strokes and seizures are both serious neurological events that significantly impact brain function, yet they differ in their underlying causes, symptoms, and long-term effects. A stroke occurs when ...
In temporal lobe epilepsy — a common and debilitating form of the disorder — seizures often cause those affected to lose consciousness. But why that happens has been unclear. In a new study, Yale ...
Diagnosing epilepsy involves a review of your medical history. You may have neurological testing and blood tests done. Blood ...
To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. A seizure can strike at a moment’s notice and can cause ...
When Disney Channel star Cameron Boyce died in 2019, his death was ruled a sudden unexpected death in epilepsy, otherwise known as SUDEP. Boyce, then 20, experienced his first seizure at almost 17, ...
Seizures are unpredictable and often cause a sense of panic among those who witness them. For an onlooker, it can look like a person has suddenly lost control of their body, making it a frightening ...