November is National Epilepsy Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about the causes of and risk factors for epilepsy. Epilepsy is a neurological disorder that affects about 3.4 ...

Question: What causes epilepsy? Is it inherited? Answer: Epilepsy may be inherited, but it doesn't necessarily have to be. Beagles, keeshonds and dachshunds sometimes have epilepsy as an inheritable ...

Epilepsy is a brain disorder that causes repeated seizures due to abnormal nerve activity. In about half of cases, the cause is unknown. For others, epilepsy can be linked to genetic factors, strokes, ...

Almost three and a half million people suffer from epilepsy, a disorder of the brain that can cause seizures. For some, these seizures can be controlled with medication. Others will need brain surgery ...

If you have a first seizure as an adult, it could be an indication of epilepsy, or it may be an isolated episode. Causes in adults include a stroke, head trauma, alcohol withdrawal, brain tumor, or ...

Epilepsy is a medical condition that produces seizures, or a brief, strong surge of electricity in the brain that lasts a minute or two, or more. When a person has two or more unprovoked seizures, ...

In a recent study, genetic mutations of the KCNQ2 potassium ion channel were identified in 8/80 (10%) of children with early infantile seizures and associated psychomotor retardation. [1] Seizures ...

September 21, 2010 (San Francisco, California) — Some patients with cryptogenic partial seizures refractory to traditional antiepileptic medications may have "autoimmune epilepsy" — epilepsy ...

Q: My neighbor’s son was just diagnosed with KCNT1 seizures, and they said it was a very rare disorder. Aren’t seizures fairly common in children? A: The brain has many nerve cells that communicate ...

A San Pablo Hall resident found dead in his room in April suffocated due to a seizure disorder, according a county medical examiner report released earlier this month. Then-freshman Brian Carver was ...

Epilepsy affects over three million Americans. And while it develops most often in children and the elderly, there are causes and risk factors to be aware of at any age. November is National Epilepsy ...