The AAN’s first-ever functional seizure guideline targets stigma and unnecessary treatment, offering clearer diagnostic steps ...

Individuals with focal onset epilepsy treated with azetukalner experienced sustained monthly seizure reduction and evidence of seizure freedom up to 48 months, according to data presented at the ...

A novel Kv7 potassium channel opener, may offer a unique treatment option for patients with resistant focal onset seizures.

GLP-1 receptor agonists were tied to a 16% lower risk of epilepsy in adults with type 2 diabetes. Epilepsy is an ...

Children of mothers who took certain anti-seizure medications while pregnant do not have worse neurodevelopmental outcomes at age 6, according to a long-running study. Children of mothers who took ...

An inexpensive anti-seizure medication markedly improves learning and memory and other cognitive functions in Alzheimer's patients who have epileptic activity in their brains, according to a new study ...

Two common antiseizure medications, lamotrigine and levetiracetam, are safe to use during pregnancy, according to a Stanford Medicine-led study. The research, which was published online Nov. 25 in ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My 22-year-old granddaughter had her first seizure less than a year ago. She had a few tests done, which showed that everything looked normal. She did an MRI, a CT scan and two ...

A new analysis suggests GLP 1 receptor agonists, the diabetes drugs that include semaglutide, dulaglutide and liraglutide, ...

Popular GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic may carry an unexpected link to a lower risk of epilepsy in people with type 2 ...

A 23-year-old's seizures broke his spine. A stem cell implant into his brain stopped them. This story is part of a series on ...

Since 2008, anti-seizure drugs have carried a warning that they may increase users' suicide risk. But a new analysis finds no evidence of such a risk with newer medications. Researchers found that ...