The type of seizure you have depends on what area and how much of the brain's electrical activity is affected.

The Epilepsy Foundation Central & South Texas recently held a training session on what to do when a person suffers a seizure.

The FDA also approved Vimpat Injection for use in pediatric patients 4 years of age and older. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Vimpat ® (lacosamide; UCB) as adjunctive therapy in ...

November is Epilepsy Awareness Month. Many people may already be aware of the condition from its prevalence in medical dramas, but that portrayal is often exaggerated and does not fully encapsulate ...

FINTEPLA is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of seizures associated with Dravet syndrome and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome in patients two years of age and older 1 ...

Researchers have discovered supplementing a normal, carbohydrate-rich diet with specific ketogenic agents may significantly delay tonic-clonic seizures caused by exposure to high levels of oxygen. The ...

Levetiracetam reduces tonic-clonic seizures by over 77% in clinical studies. Ethosuximide is highly effective for absence seizures, especially in children. Valproate remains the gold standard for ...

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Singer Sam Bailey is set to play in a celebrity charity football match for a cause close to her heart. Her 16-year-old son Tommy was diagnosed with epilepsy in May 2024 and suffers from tonic-clonic ...

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