In a new study, researchers at The Ohio State University used artificial intelligence (AI) tools to predict seizure outcomes in mouse models. Epilepsy patients who experience breathing interruptions ...

An 11-year-old boy from Alabama died after developing severe complications from the flu, underscoring how dangerous influenza ...

A common parasitic infection, neurocysticercosis, is increasingly causing seizures in children, often mistaken for other ...

Witnessing someone have a seizure can be frightening. There are many causes of seizures − epilepsy and other diseases or infections, abnormal blood sugars, withdrawal from drugs or alcohol and even ...

When Disney Channel star Cameron Boyce died in 2019, his death was ruled a sudden unexpected death in epilepsy, otherwise known as SUDEP. Boyce, then 20, experienced his first seizure at almost 17, ...

Your child’s brain is an incredible electrical system. Billions of neurons firing in perfect harmony to create thoughts, movements, feelings, and memories. But sometimes, that delicate electrical ...

Every November since 1969, organizations across the country have sought to break the stigma surrounding epilepsy by celebrating Epilepsy Awareness Month. Throughout the month, advocates aim to provide ...

An abnormal electrical discharge in the brain causes a seizure. There are different types, and each can cause different symptoms. A seizure may result from a medical condition or another issue, such ...

The concept of sudden death—an unexpected fatality that occurs within hours of symptom onset—represents one of medicine’s most alarming phenomena. While these events seem to strike without warning, ...

In temporal lobe epilepsy — a common and debilitating form of the disorder — seizures often cause those affected to lose consciousness. But why that happens has been unclear. In a new study, Yale ...

Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) is a rare but significant concern for people with epilepsy, families, and healthcare providers. It refers to sudden death in individuals with epilepsy, ...