The Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics is organising two public lectures on the subjects of seizure emergencies and orphan drugs on April 7 and 9 respectively to be addressed by Prof ...

DURHAM — Epilepsy Durham Region is hosting a free public lecture aimed at helping caregivers and adult children of people living with epilepsy.The incidence of epilepsy increases with age and in ...

Witnessing someone with epilepsy having a seizure can be truly frightening. But most seizures aren't an emergency. They stop on their own with no permanent ill effects. There are simple steps you can ...

Each year, around 50,000 of the three million Americans living with epilepsy will die from prolonged seizures, from a condition called SUDEP — the sudden, unexpected death of someone who was otherwise ...

Executive dysfunction in drug-resistant epilepsy is common and linked to greater ASM load/number of ASMs and increased ...

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 ...

“It’s all about the brain,” said Jennifer DeWolfe, D.O., professor in the UAB Department of Neurology. “Seizure manifestations are stereotyped, so the same symptoms occur with each seizure that ...

Many of these symptoms may also be the result of other medical conditions. Visit your primary care provider first if you think you or your loved one might have epilepsy. Your primary care provider ...