Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Microglia perform many functions in the brain, and their role in seizures is unclear. KTSDesign/Science Photo Library via Getty ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Teresa Heinz Kerry has made a “miraculous” recovery from seizures in July that her doctors believe are the residual effects of a concussion she suffered in 2009, a newspaper reported ...

Status epilepticus (SE), a severe and prolonged form of seizure, often leaves lasting cognitive damage. In a new study, researchers explored whether the ketogenic diet (KD)—a high-fat, ...

Approximately 1 in 26 people develop epilepsy, a condition in which someone experiences recurring and unprovoked seizures. But experiencing a seizure does not always mean a person has epilepsy.

Doctors could soon reduce epilepsy misdiagnoses by up to 70% using a new tool that turns routine electroencephalogram, or EEG, tests that appear normal into highly accurate epilepsy predictors, a ...

Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. Characterized primarily by seizures, epilepsy can present in a variety of ways depending on the individual and the ...

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 ...

Seizures are like sudden electrical storms in the brain. Seizure disorders like epilepsy affect over 65 million people worldwide and can have profound effects on a person’s quality of life, cognitive ...