On 27 May 2022, World Health Organization Member States approved the Intersectoral Global Action Plan on Epilepsy and other Neurological Disorders (IGAP) at the 75th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland.…
Researchers studying a common form of epilepsy have made an important discovery about a process within the brain’s hippocampus that appears to modulate seizure activity and suggests a possible new target for…
Epileptic seizures worsen via the same mechanism by which practice makes perfect, a new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine has found. The research, conducted on rodents with epilepsy, provides…
It is estimated that 27,000 children and teens are living with epilepsy in Florida, according to the Epilepsy Foundation. Now a new law is making it easier for these kids…
A program called Home-Based Self-Management and Cognitive Training Changes Lives, or HOBSCOTCH, improved cognition and quality of life in persons with epilepsy, according to a study published in Neurology on April 6.…
A new study suggests that people with epilepsy associated with head injuries, especially the type not well controlled by medication, are more likely to have other health conditions like depression,…
Epilepsy Foundation announced that Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed House Bill 241 into law on March 23, and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 173 into law on March 25, thereby protecting…
There’s considerable interest in using cannabis-based medications to help treat drug resistant epilepsy, but clinicians have little guidance on how or when to prescribe these products. A working group comprised…
Researchers said 2 additional warning signs of Parkinson disease (PD) may be the onset of hearing loss and epilepsy years before the hallmark features of the disease appear, adding new weight to…
Can yoga and music therapy help control epileptic seizures? The Cleveland Clinic has launched a clinical trial to find out. The study will explore the link between epilepsy and stress,…
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