A seizure is a sudden change in the brain's normal electrical activity. During a seizure, brain cells "fire" uncontrollably at up to four times their normal rate, temporarily affecting the way a ...

The World Health Organization estimates that more than 50 million people worldwide have some form of epilepsy, a neurological disorder that is characterized by recurring episodes of seizure. While ...

Seizures are caused by chemical changes in your body that affect the way your nerve cells talk to one another. This leads to sudden electrical activity inside your brain that can last a few seconds or ...

Epilepsy, or a seizure disorder, is a medical condition in which there are periods of abnormal electrical brain activity. Seizures can cause a temporary change in a person’s physical behavior or ...

Seizure disorders are once again a topic of local news, with Gopher Football coach Jerry Kill's announcement he is retiring from coach because of his health. Kill has lived with epilepsy nearly a ...

G400 Localization-related (focal) (partial) idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with seizures of localized onset G4000 Localization-related (focal) (partial) idiopathic epilepsy and epileptic ...

Since 1983, eight new AEDs have been introduced (see Table 2 below). Sadly, a recent VA study of more than 21,000 subjects aged 65 years and older revealed that 80% were being treated with ...

When body temperature rises because of an infection or inflammation, this can cause a febrile seizure or febrile convulsion. It does not mean the person has epilepsy. Febrile seizures can occur at any ...

Epilepsy surgery has been shown to be an effective treatment for patients with intractable epilepsy. The only randomized controlled trial conducted in this setting to date found a dramatic advantage ...

Brain CT shows right temporal lobe epilepsy with hypometabolism. Seizures in the elderly often mimic other conditions, such as transient ischemic attack or dementia. Don't be fooled into a ...

I have epilepsy, and it’s not funny. About 3 million people have epilepsy in the United States, and I can bet you almost all of them would agree that the condition isn’t generally humorous — unless ...