CLEVELAND — November marks National Epilepsy Awareness Month, drawing attention to a neurological condition that affects almost 3 million adults and nearly half a million children across the United ...
The causes, risk factors and warning signs of seizure. May 17, 2008— -- As U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy recovers from what his office has identified as a seizure, questions linger about his overall ...
“It’s all about the brain,” said Jennifer DeWolfe, D.O., professor in the UAB Department of Neurology. “Seizure manifestations are stereotyped, so the same symptoms occur with each seizure that ...
Matthew Hallahan, 21, had just moved to Austin to take a job installing pools when he became unresponsive on July 23. The former high school lacrosse and football player from New Hampshire was ...
People with epilepsy may experience headaches before or after a seizure. Rarely, they may also get them as a seizure symptom. Epilepsy and headaches may share similar features, including genetic ...
Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. Characterized primarily by seizures, epilepsy can present in a variety of ways depending on the individual and the ...
Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders, affecting 3.4 million Americans or 1 in 26 over a lifetime. The hallmark of epilepsy is seizures caused by abnormal bursts of electrical ...
A team of epilepsy specialists at UC San Francisco has developed a method to predict 24-hour seizure risk. The discovery, which may be scalable to large numbers of patients, could help to improve the ...