If you or a loved one has experienced a seizure, you know how scary they can be. The uncontrolled jolting, stiffening of the body, and even loss of consciousness can be unnerving under the best of ...

Epilepsy is not a one size fits all condition and there are a few tell tale signs that parents could miss, said Dr Jonathan ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Epilepsy is when the brain has an electrical misfire that causes multiple seizures. And depending on where the misfire takes place, the seizure will have different effects, such as ...

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

In a recent study, genetic mutations of the KCNQ2 potassium ion channel were identified in 8/80 (10%) of children with early infantile seizures and associated psychomotor retardation. [1] Seizures ...

The goal of this retrospective imaging survey was to compare size and location for brain tumors presenting with seizures vs those presenting with nonseizure neurologic symptoms. At a ...

Constipation doesn’t typically cause seizures directly, but many people with epilepsy have constipation. Rarely, constipation may trigger seizures in people with epilepsy. Constipation is a common ...

Lisa Wootten suffered monthly seizures that were chalked up to nerves — until doctors discovered the devastating cause of her struggles Lisa Wootten began suffering monthly seizures that were chalked ...