The older term "ether convulsions" is inappropriate since these attacks have been described as occurring as well under anesthesia employing nitrous oxide and oxygen, chloroform, vinethene, ethylene ...

Among women with epilepsy, studies regarding changes in seizure frequency during pregnancy have been limited by the lack of an appropriate nonpregnant comparator group to provide data on the natural ...

Children who suffer repeated febrile convulsions have an increased risk of developing epilepsy and psychiatric disorders later in life; this is shown by a comprehensive register-based study from ...

At 11:05 pm CT, the state of Arkansas executed Kenneth Williams by lethal injection. Says Rita Sklar, executive director of the ACLU of Arkansas: "Reports that Kenneth Williams coughed, convulsed, and ...

A febrile seizure is a convulsion that can occur when a child has a fever, usually as a result of infection. The seizure often occurs during the first day of a fever, which is defined as a temperature ...

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Focal cortical dysplasia (FCD), a local malformation of cortical development, is the most common cause of pharmacoresistant epilepsy associated with life-long neurocognitive impairments. It remains ...

Epilepsy is the fourth most common neurological disease after migraines, stroke, and Alzheimer’s. Seizures can cause a range of symptoms, from momentarily staring blankly to loss of awareness and ...

OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) - Clackamas County authorities say a motorist involved in a high-speed chase was taken to a hospital's intensive care unit after going into convulsions during his arrest.