Epilepsy was viewed for a long time as a disorder of sudden electrical disruption, but we now know the story is more complex ...

Epilepsy Action has received almost five times as many calls compared to last year A man with epilepsy has said he has been left feeling "anxious" after struggling to get hold of the medication he ...

Epilepsy is a disorder of the brain that affects the nervous system. Epilepsy causes abnormal electrical activity in the brain, which leads to seizures. There are many types of seizure medication, all ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ten white Keppra pills in a silver and cellophane container. Two widely prescribed epilepsy drugs have been linked to a rare but ...

Seizures and chronic kidney disease are both common and often coexist. Treating seizures in patients with renal failure, including those on dialysis, is a challenge that is frequently encountered, ...

Medication has long been the cornerstone of treatment for people with epilepsy, but it doesn't stop seizures for everyone and may come with significant side effects. New options in use or under ...

Breast-feeding is urged on moms from all sides, from doctors to friends, but there are some women who can’t breast-feed for medical reasons. Some medications are incompatible with breast-feeding, too.

The KCNQ2 Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy Market is set for significant growth, fueled by next-generation sequencing, R&D investment in channelopathy therapeutics, and improved pediatric ...

Several drugs often prescribed to pregnant women are being linked to serious birth defects. The concern is with two medications. They were created to control epileptic seizures. But the drugs, ...

While older drugs for epilepsy, taken while pregnant, have been shown in previous research to affect the creative thinking of children, a new study finds no effects on creativity for children born to ...

When Truman Pierson’s newborn cousin, Noa, was diagnosed with epilepsy, he had an intimate view of the impact the brain ...