The CDC reports that one in 100 U.S. adults has active epilepsy, and studies suggest that one third of these are not receiving adequate treatment or care. 30 Although this recent report did not look ...

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 ...

May 4, 2010 — Lamotrigine is the most effective antiepileptic drug (AED) in older adults with epilepsy, with levetiracetam a close second, according to the results of a retrospective review of 10 AEDs ...

Older adults who have a heart attack may be more likely to develop epilepsy later in life, according to a study published in Neurology. While the study shows a link between these conditions, it does ...

Autoimmune epilepsy is a newly defined group of conditions characterized by recurrent seizures associated with autoimmunity. Cancer and infections are two potential triggers. Epilepsy is a seizure ...

When older adults living in nursing homes are prescribed the pain medicine tramadol alongside certain antidepressants, their risk of seizures may go up, according to a study published in Neurology.

The unpredictable, debilitating nature of a seizure can be frightening, for both the person experiencing it and anyone watching nearby. In that moment, control often slips away as muscles stiffen, ...

An Irish-based brain science centre has launched a collaboration with Ozlo Sleepbuds to help investigate and address sleep ...