One of the most common causes of epilepsy is a structural brain abnormality. “Epilepsy can result from structural issues in ...

New Case Western Reserve research identifies local hotspots and links environmental factors like extreme heat to increased ...

—After ruling out seizure mimics and seizures caused by an acute trigger, the remaining patients with unprovoked seizure require a further assessment. Here are some details. Reviewed by Aaron Miller, ...

Taking certain antidepressants in combination with the opioid pain medication tramadol was associated with an increased risk for seizures in older adults, a new study showed. Using Medicare data from ...

ORLANDO — A new review adds to growing evidence that the modified Atkins diet (MAD) significantly reduces seizures in adults with drug-resistant epilepsy. Dr Aiswarya Raj The results of the small new ...

AI-powered registries may improve epilepsy care by extracting data from incomplete medical records, easing the burden on clinicians when decisions are necessary regarding surgical evaluations, data ...

Migraines and epilepsy often go hand in hand. If you have epilepsy, you’re more than twice as likely to get migraines as someone who doesn’t. The reverse is true, too. People with migraines are more ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. In 2020, Aaron Pura was training at the police academy in ...

Moving forward 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 ...