International Epilepsy Day is an annual awareness-raising initiative organized by the International Bureau for Epilepsy and the International League Against Epilepsy. View the Virtual Art Exhibition here.
In a recently published sham-controlled trial, findings showed that a yoga-based intervention in conjunction with psychoeducation can reduce epilepsy-related stigma, anxiety symptoms, and cognitive impairment in patients with epilepsy. Simultaneously,…
The National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC) published recommendations in Neurology of the essential services needed for a comprehensive epilepsy center and the optimal manner for their delivery to advance the quality…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…