People with epilepsy may experience headaches before or after a seizure. Rarely, they may also get them as a seizure symptom. Epilepsy and headaches may share similar features, including genetic ...

Epilepsy is a neurological condition characterized by the tendency to have seizures. It is a condition that demands consistent medical care, including routine visits to healthcare providers, ...

Levetiracetam reduces tonic-clonic seizures by over 77% in clinical studies. Ethosuximide is highly effective for absence seizures, especially in children. Valproate remains the gold standard for ...

A new drug candidate has shown impressive results in a mid-stage clinical trial for drug-resistant epilepsy, raising hopes for patients who continue to suffer seizures despite being on multiple ...

Seizure control may take time—often a year or more—but most patients achieve it, bringing new hope for life with epilepsy. For millions of people living with ...

Share on Pinterest A new drug reduced seizures in subjects with treatment resistant epilepsy in a recent clinical trial. The Good Brigade/Getty Images Researchers say a new medication may potentially ...

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, ...

Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders, affecting 3.4 million Americans or 1 in 26 over a lifetime. The hallmark of epilepsy is seizures caused by abnormal bursts of electrical ...

LOS ANGELES — Newer glucose-lowering drugs reduce the risk for late-onset seizures and epilepsy by 24%, with glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) cutting the risk by 33%, according to ...