Three potential new targets for treating epilepsy
A major international study has uncovered three molecules that have the potential to be developed into new drugs to treat epilepsy. The findings are an important step towards discovering new…
Autism and seizures may share roots in development
Early behavioral signs predict seizures in autistic children, according to a new study. Previous work has shown that 5 to 46 percent of people with autism experience seizures. And autistic…
Epilepsy-related deaths common in young adults and are not reducing, new research shows
A new study presented today at the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) Virtual Congress shows the burden of potentially avoidable epilepsy-related deaths in young adults remains large, with those aged…
Reducing Suicide Risk in People With Epilepsy
About 12% of people with epilepsy experience suicidal thoughts at some point in their life. Among children and teens, the rate is as high as 20%. Compared with the general…
Epilepsy Surgery Stops Lifelong Seizures
For 24 years, Grace Lindsey never knew a day without a seizure. Every time she woke – from a night of sleep or from a nap – she had a…
Epilepsy and the Coronavirus (COVID-19) FAQs
Professor Ley Sander is the Medical Director at the Epilepsy Society. Here, he has put together an FAQ factsheet for those with epilepsy about the coronavirus (COVID-19). Please note that…
Epilepsy treatment side effect: New insights about the brain
Dr. Andrew Ko performed brain surgery on Genette Hofmann at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle in hopes of reducing the epileptic seizures that had disrupted Hofmann’s life for decades. At…