Vikram Rao, director of the UCSF Epilepsy Center, discusses why a third of seizure patients don’t respond to medication and the promising new surgical and technological treatments available.

It’s time to turn plans into action. Strategic investment and prioritization in epilepsy — as part of a holistic brain health ...

A ctio Biosciences has administered the initial dose to a subject in the Phase Ia clinical trial of ABS-1230, a potassium ...

Epilepsy is a common condition that affects the brain and causes seizures. In a seizure, the brain's electrical signals are suddenly disrupted or become too active.

Dozens of people are taking steps toward a world without seizures. Roughly 100 walkers made their way through Kirby Park in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday for the Annual Walk for Epilepsy. About one in 26 ...

Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is the leading cause of epilepsy-related deaths in children and adults with ...

It is estimated that one-third of the 50 million people worldwide with epilepsy are resistant to anti-seizure medications.

Epilepsy in the elderly is common, although the figures given by large epidemiological studies are likely to be an overestimate owing to the inherent difficulties in the clinical diagnosis of epilepsy ...

People often have fear and misconceptions about a disease like epilepsy. Many people think that if the mother or father has epilepsy, then the child will also definitely have this disease. Is this ...

A large-scale international study led by the University of Liverpool has found little evidence that sodium valproate ...

Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders, affecting 3.4 million Americans or 1 in 26 over a lifetime. The ...

With the government pledging to review the NHS dental contract, Epilepsy Society is asking for a medical exemption from fees for people with epilepsy who damage their teeth as the result of a seizure.