The field of epilepsy research has rapidly evolved with an appreciation that seizures arise from dysfunctions in distributed ...

A “unique” AI-powered headset that can predict epileptic seizures minutes before they occur has been developed by scientists ...

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have created a method that makes it possible to transform the brain's support cells ...

The first seizure clinic model enabled rapid diagnosis and treatment for children with epilepsy, according to data presented ...

Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. Characterized primarily by seizures, epilepsy can present in a variety of ways depending on the individual and the ...

Optogenetics employs a harmless virus to deliver light-sensitive genes to a particular set of neurons in the brain that can then be switched on and off with pulses of light. In a first, UC researchers ...

More than a decade after her original diagnosis, she suddenly had episodes of losing consciousness. Was this a different type of seizure? By Lisa Sanders, M.D. “I’m feeling a little stroke-y,” the ...

A team of epilepsy specialists at UC San Francisco has developed a method to predict 24-hour seizure risk. The discovery, which may be scalable to large numbers of patients, could help to improve the ...

Some people with tough-to-treat epilepsy might benefit if doctors target a brain region newly linked to the disorder, a new study suggests. Seizures declined by 83% after a patient underwent surgery ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Last year, Kennady Schneider couldn’t take gym class or participate in physical activities on field trips with her classmates, the risk too great that the ...