One in 10 people will have at least one seizure in their life, but effective treatments for seizures remain very limited, in part due to incomplete understanding of the brain mechanisms involved. Now, ...

Scientist Christine Charyton, PHD, had an idea. She knew that 80 percent of epileptic seizures occur in the region of the brain that houses the temporal lobe — the auditory cortex. The auditory cortex ...

Port wine stains—capillary malformations on the skin—are the most visible manifestation of Sturge-Weber syndrome. However, up to 60% of babies with birthmarks in high-risk locations (forehead and ...

A ketogenic diet—one that is high in fat and extremely low in carbohydrates—has been known for decades to reduce seizures in some epilepsy patients. But how the highly restrictive diet achieves these ...

Seizures can be predicted more than 30 minutes before onset in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy, opening the door to a therapy using electrodes that could be activated to prevent seizures from ...

Share on Pinterest A recent study suggests that following a modified Atkins diet in conjunction with medication may help prevent seizures in hard-to-treat epilepsy. kolderal/Getty Images Epilepsy is a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Randomized controlled trials supporting the use of antiseizure medication as primary prevention among patients ...

Only a very small percentage of neurons show changes after an epileptic seizure in mice, but these alterations can be permanent and trigger future seizures. An experimental treatment may prevent these ...

University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have revealed how the popular, low-carb ketogenic diet protects against epilepsy seizures and possibly neurodegenerative diseases such as ...

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 ...

PHILADELPHIA— Only a very small percentage of neurons show changes after an epileptic seizure in mice, but these alterations can be permanent and trigger future seizures that can affect the whole ...