Nov. 26, 2024 — Researchers have developed a new method called MoPEDE, which has the potential to improve epilepsy treatment. The method combines brain measurements with genetic analyses ...

Nov. 26, 2024 — Researchers have developed a new method called MoPEDE, which has the potential to improve epilepsy treatment. The method combines brain measurements with genetic analyses ...

Seizures are sudden, uncontrollable electrical disturbances in the brain. When pathways of communication between neurons (nerve cells) in the brain are disrupted, the opportunity for seizures arises.

Tonic-clonic seizures are the type of epileptic seizure most people recognise. In the past they were called grand-mal seizures. Tonic-clonic seizures can have a generalised onset, meaning they affect ...

A seizure is caused by an abnormal change in the brain’s electrical activity. The cause is often an event or condition that disrupts the communication between neurons in the brain. If you’re ...

In bed one night, I had a seizure that revealed a cancerous brain tumour. The most likely scenario seemed to be that I had an aggressive glioblastoma, a tumour which typically ends your life ...

A Quebec Superior Court judge has ordered the seizure of two Montreal-area residences belonging to billionaire Robert Miller, at the request of four women who have filed civil lawsuits alleging he ...

A Quebec Superior Court judge has ordered the pretrial seizure of two Montreal-area houses belonging to billionaire Robert Miller, at the request of four women who have filed civil lawsuits ...

A chronic neurological disease, epilepsy affects millions across the globe. The most common sign of epilepsy is temporary loss of awareness. National Epilepsy Day is observed every year in India on ...

Sometimes, known triggers can be avoided to help reduce the number of seizures. Non-epileptic seizures (NES) or functional (dissociative) seizures may look similar to epileptic seizures but they are ...

There are foods you may want to avoid if you have epilepsy. Specialized diets, such as the ketogenic diet, have been shown to help improve seizure control in people with epilepsy. While not every ...