Join the epilepsy community for Purple Day® on March 26, a global initiative to raise epilepsy awareness and support the millions of people living with epilepsy worldwide. Approximately 65 million ...

LIFESTYLE NEWS - The epilepsy treatment gap—the disparity between those in need of treatment and those receiving it—remains ...

Marking World Epilepsy Day on February 10, Dr Manvinder Sappal Mathoun shares insights into patterns and prevalence of ...

Awareness can pave the way for greater understanding, acceptance, and, ultimately, a better quality of life for those living ...

Up to 20,000 babies may have been affected by exposure to valproate since it was introduced. Some, like the government’s ...

Nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) encompasses a wide range of diagnoses with variable outcomes and treatment recommendations. In children, NCSE can be observed in various conditions ...

Nevertheless, in a subset of cases, seizure-induced VF may have played a role.34 Postictal arrhythmias may be a marker of an increased SUDEP risk. No studies have yet addressed the management of these ...

There haven’t been many high-quality studies done on the effects of LGIT, but it seems to be beneficial in reducing seizures. Some research shows that the rate of celiac disease (an autoimmune ...

A report of the work is newly published in Annals of Neurology. Epilepsy causes recurrent, unprovoked seizures triggered by bursts of abnormal electrical activity in the brain. Standard care ...

A report of the study is newly published in Annals of Neurology. Epilepsy causes recurrent, unprovoked seizures triggered by bursts of abnormal electrical activity in the brain. Standard care involves ...

As in absence ... depends on etiology NCSE in patients with learning difficulties Oral clobazam, oral steroids. Surgery (multiple subpial transections) Uncertain; good for seizures and ...

For example, someone who is in absence status or focal impaired awareness ... and an EEG test to diagnose it and check for other possible causes that might have similar symptoms. Other seizure types ...