Each of us, throughout some stage in our life, will likely take on the role of a caregiver – of a child, a parent, or even a spouse or friend.…
At the Neurocritical Care Society’s (NCS) 22nd Annual Meeting this week, a University of Cincinnati researcher presented Phase 3 clinical trial results finding a new drug is a safe and…
Around half the population will experience menopause at some point in their lives. It can often cause symptoms like hot flushes and brain fog, as well as affecting mood and…
Autoimmune epilepsy is a newly defined group of conditions characterized by recurrent seizures associated with autoimmunity. Cancer and infections are two potential triggers. Read the article.
A new checklist tool is now available to health professionals to ensure they share vital information about epilepsy risks with young patients. Read the article.
A simple scoring system from researchers at Rutgers Health and other institutions may help doctors predict which patients will likely become seizure-free after minimally invasive epilepsy surgery. Read the article.
The largest and most diverse study to date of epilepsy’s genetic factors has revealed new potential targets for treatment, both shared by and unique to different subtypes of epilepsy. The…
When it comes to childhood epilepsy, no two seizures are exactly alike. Some seizures have the convulsive, jerking movements that most people think of when they imagine epilepsy. But other…
Several researchers, including Dr. Trudy Pang and Dr. Richard Verrier, have introduced the concept of the “epileptic heart” as “a heart and coronary vasculature damaged by chronic epilepsy as a…
The good news for people newly diagnosed with epilepsy is that there are many effective medications available to control their seizures. But neurologists say it can be difficult to decide…