MONDAY, Dec. 7, 2020 — Sexual assault trauma may partly explain why women are more likely to develop psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES), according to a […]
Student, 22, shares video of her seizures caused by Lyme disease
Student, 22, shares video of her violent seizures caused by Lyme disease which was ‘misdiagnosed as ringworm’ Steph Todd was diagnosed with Lyme disease in […]
Inducing seizures to stop seizures
Surgery is the only way to stop seizures in 30 per cent of patients with focal drug-resistant epilepsy. A new study finds that inducing seizures […]
Alternative treatment for epileptic seizures in children identified
A new study published in The Lancet, involving researchers from the University of Liverpool and Alder Hey Children’s Hospital Trust, has identified a ‘user friendly’ […]
Stem cell-derived neurons stop seizures and improve cognitive function
About 3.4 million Americans, or 1.2 percent of the population, have active epilepsy. Although the majority respond to medication, between 20 and 40 percent of […]
Q&A: Deep brain stimulation may reduce seizures caused by epilepsy
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Dear Mayo Clinic: How does deep brain stimulation for epilepsy work? Who’s a good candidate for this treatment? Is it effective? […]
Epileptics in high-crime neighborhoods have three times as many seizures
People with epilepsy living in high crime neighborhoods in Chicago had three times as many seizures as those living in neighborhoods with lower crime rates […]