Epilepsy is a disorder of the brain that affects the nervous system. Epilepsy causes abnormal electrical activity in the brain, which leads to seizures. There are many types of seizure medication, all ...

One hundred epilepsy patients at Intermountain Health have been treated with a brain implant designed to stop seizures as ...

Epilepsy effects one percent or more of the population. It is one of the commonest neurological disorder, but is eminently treatable. The disease however suffers in the shadows due to many ...

In patients with newly diagnosed epilepsy, nearly 70% of seizure relapses are linked to potentially modifiable factors, including poor adherence and inadequate ASM dosing, rather than drug resistance.

Researchers studying epileptic seizures of the temporal lobe -- the most common type of epilepsy -- discovered a compound that reduces seizures in the hippocampus, a brain region where many such ...

Epilepsy is associated with poor brain health, with a consistent deleterious effect seen on cognitive and motor function and mental health, according to a study published online Dec. 31 in the Journal ...

A drug commonly used to treat epilepsy could be repurposed to significantly boost the response to vaccines in humans, helping ...

Hyperthyroidism has been linked to an increased risk of seizures. It may increase risk by creating excitability in your brain that lowers the threshold needed for one to occur. Hyperthyroidism is when ...

Lamictal (lamotrigine) is a prescription drug that’s used to treat bipolar disorder, epilepsy, and seizures. It is available in multiple forms, including tablets you swallow, tablets that dissolve, ...

While older drugs for epilepsy, taken while pregnant, have been shown in previous research to affect the creative thinking of children, a new study finds no effects on creativity for children born to ...