Jack Mercer, better known as VC Pines, stated suffering from epileptic seizures as a teenager. Now, he is telling the story of his condition and how it has affected his…
Treatment with diazepam nasal spray resulted in a statistically significant change in time between seizure clusters, potentially reflecting a beneficial effect of intermittent rescue therapy. Read the full article here.
The largest genetic study of its kind, coordinated by the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE), including scientists from the ILAE Consortium on Complex Epilepsies of the Genetics Commission, has discovered…
Patients undergoing testing for epilepsy often experience significant distress when their medication is reduced to provoke seizures. However, a recent study reveals that listening to live improvisatory viola music helps…
In what could lead to a revolutionary advancement in the treatment of temporal lobe epilepsy, UC San Diego Health has become one of the first health systems in the country…
WHO’s Intersectional Global Action Plan (IGAP) on epilepsy and other neurological disorders, published today in all six UN languages, sets out the actions needed to improve access to care and…
For Muslims, intermittent fasting is a highly valued religious practice. For Muslims with epilepsy, it can also improve seizure control. A 2020 study found that fasting during Ramadan significantly improved…
Shortly after leaving home for work about 7 a.m., Corynne McKenny-Collier’s vehicle swerved on a South Jersey road, striking a tree. Read the full article here.
Neuroscientists have known for over a century that some (but not all) brain lesions cause epilepsy. Until recently, brain mapping had not revealed how the specific location of a brain lesion…
Wearable sensors may one day detect impending seizures and give a warning roughly 20 minutes before an attack happens. Researchers at Know Biological in Milton, Georgia, and Sandia National Laboratories have…