How a tiny implant can stop seizures from happening
There are 3.4 million people in the U.S. living with epilepsy, and for about a third of them, medication isn’t enough to prevent potentially life-threatening seizures. But the rapidly expanding…
When Research Gets Personal: Meet Pace’s Epilepsy Advocates
It was 2018. Married couple Timothy Myers, PhD, and Kimberly “Kimmi” Stephens, PhD, were settling into their seats at a movie theater to watch The Incredibles 2 for Tim’s birthday. They didn’t…
Raising Discussion on Gaps in SUDEP Knowledge in Epilepsy Care
Global clinical guidelines recommend that patients with epilepsy should be counseled on sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP); however, standardized guidelines have not been fully adopted. In a recent systematic…
Dialogue on Disability: Previewing the film, “Under the Lights,” and discussing what it’s like to live with epilepsy
Filmmaker Miles Levin says he’s part of “an enormous, yet invisible community.” Levin has epilepsy, and his short film, “Under the Lights,” is based on his experience living with the…
Finding the right medication depends on the type of epilepsy you have. Not all medicines work on all seizures; the wrong kind could make seizures worse.
Choosing the right epilepsy medication can have a big effect on the frequency of your seizures and your quality of life. First, finding the right medication depends on what type of epilepsy you have,…
Silent, subtle and unseen: How seizures happen and why they’re hard to diagnose
The dramatic and incapacitating nature of seizures is reflected in the word itself, which derives from the Greek “to take hold” – like an invisible force suddenly grasping someone and…
Microbes May Be The Secret Behind Keto Diet’s Protection Against Epileptic Seizures
Diets that are higher in fat and significantly lower in carbohydrates are known to have a drastic effect on reducing the incidence of seizures in individuals with drug-resistant forms of epilepsy, particularly…
NeurologyLive® Year in Review 2023: Top Stories in Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders
In 2023, the NeurologyLive® staff was a busy bunch, covering clinical news and data readouts from around the world across a number of key neurology subspecialty areas. From major study publications and…