MADISON, Wis. — Damage to a part of the brain that regulates hyperactivity can contribute to both memory problems and seizures in the most common form of epilepsy, according to research at the ...

Findings published by The BMJ reinforce previous research linking use of the antiseizure drug valproate during pregnancy to neurodevelopmental disorders such as ADHD and autism in children, and ...

Many children with epilepsy and learning difficulties can qualify for special education services (Shutterstock) While learning for most children with epilepsy is seen to be a challenge, it is ...

Writing for The Conversation (republished below), researchers Jaideep Kapur, director of the University of Virginia Brain Institute, and Anastasia Brodovskaya, a UVA postdoctoral fellow in neurology, ...

Damage to a part of the brain that regulates hyperactivity can contribute to both memory problems and seizures in the most common form of epilepsy, according to research at the University of Wisconsin ...

A new experimental drug is showing remarkable promise for children with Dravet syndrome, a severe genetic form of epilepsy.

On Monday, December 7, 2009, the Presidential Symposium at the 63rd American Epilepsy Society's Annual Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts, addressed the treatment of epilepsy worldwide, especially in ...

An experimental treatment reduces seizures and other symptoms in children with a type of epilepsy called Dravet syndrome.

There's no single definition of seizure clusters, also called cluster seizures. In general, it's a group of seizures that happen more often than you're used to within a certain span of time. Some ...