Is it Possible to Cure Epilepsy?
There’s currently no cure for epilepsy. While medications can limit or eliminate seizures in many people, sometimes epilepsy doesn’t respond to medications. Read the article.
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Brain discovery may catch Alzheimer’s, epilepsy in Its nets
Mysterious net-like structures that surround select neurons in the brain may be the key for better understanding and treating Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy, schizophrenia and other neurological disorders, new research from…
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Epilepsy more prevalent among adults of a sexual or gender minority
Epilepsy appears to occur more often in adults from the sexual and gender minority (SGM) community, suggesting that that these individuals need protected access to medical care, according to a…
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Ben Sasse to step down as University of Florida President due to wife’s epilepsy
Citing concerns about his wife’s health in recent months, former U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse is resigning as President of the University of Florida (UF). Florida Politics publisher Peter Schorsch first broke the news. Sasse confirmed…
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Forecasting may help people with epilepsy predict their seizures
A team of epilepsy specialists at UC San Francisco has developed a method to predict 24-hour seizure risk. The discovery, which may be scalable to large numbers of patients, could…
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Socioeconomic deprivation tied to higher risk of epilepsy related to TBI
Socioeconomic deprivation increases the risk for sustaining a traumatic brain injury (TBI), and in some age groups, it may also increase the risk for epilepsy after a TBI, according to…
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