25 million people with epilepsy do not benefit from existing treatments. Clioquinol, an existing antibacterial and antifungal agent, may provide a solution. Initial results from this interdisciplinary KU Leuven-UZ Leuven…
A 4-year-old shelter dog credited with recognizing a man’s seizures has been adopted, finding a forever home with Shannon Sweeney and her family. Sweeney adopted Sienna, a Lab and pit bull mix, into…
Are invasive bacterial infections during the first week of life associated with an increased risk of childhood epilepsy? Read the article.
My daughter Stella started seizing at six weeks old. We never thought we’d need Medicaid but without it I don’t think our family would have survived. Read the article.
Racial/ethnic and socioeconomic inequities likely contribute to frequent ED visits for seizures, as evidenced by our findings from four U.S. states. Effective, multi-level interventions are needed to reduce disparities for…
Given that people with chronic health conditions often have limited contact with their healthcare providers, self-management interventions have gained increasing attention for their potential benefit. Read the article.
Stacia Kalinoski was forced to become an expert on the causes and symptoms of epilepsy when she began having seizures about 20 years ago. As they continued on-and-off, Kalinoski fought…
Carolyn Staffieri is a woman of strength, compassion, and creativity—a poet, author, speaker, and former pediatric nurse whose journey through epilepsy has become the wellspring of her literary voice. Through her…
It’s 8:45 a.m. on Monday morning. By now Gretchen has usually dropped her son Peter*, off at school with his one-on-one helper, and is on her way to work, but…
Up to one in three adults and young people with epilepsy also have mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety. A new set of recommendations aims to help neurologists…
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