Researchers at Tel Aviv University have uncovered a biological process that increases the production of myelin—the fatty ...

Researchers have achieved the first demonstration in mice of using gene therapy to reverse hallmark symptoms of ...

Medication has long been the cornerstone of treatment for people with epilepsy, but it doesn't stop seizures for everyone and ...

Levetiracetam reduces tonic-clonic seizures by over 77% in clinical studies. Ethosuximide is highly effective for absence seizures, especially in children. Valproate remains the gold standard for ...

Stress can cause seizures or seizure-like activity in people with or without epilepsy, a neurological disorder that causes abnormal activity in the brain, resulting in seizures. Psychogenic ...

The type of seizure you have depends on what area and how much of the brain's electrical activity is affected.

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 ...

A new clinical trial co-led by researchers at FutureNeuro and RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences is ...

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 ...