SYNGAP1 encephalopathy is a rare genetic disorder for which there is no treatment. It causes epilepsy, intellectual ...

Poststroke epilepsy is linked to a significantly higher risk for dementia, suggesting a need for increased surveillance and ...

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First-time seizures were associated with a higher risk of neurologic and non-neurologic cancers within 1 year and beyond, a ...

The researchers of a single-center study found that the relationships between epilepsy and autoimmune diseases may be a result of the different etiopathogenetic mechanisms that underly seizure ...

Autoimmune epilepsy is a newly defined group of conditions characterized by recurrent seizures associated with autoimmunity. Cancer and infections are two potential triggers. Epilepsy is a seizure ...

What is Epilepsy? Epilepsy can arise from various factors, including genetics, head injuries, infections, brain tumors, ...

Researchers aimed to identify the characteristics, treatment pathways, and outcomes associated with epilepsy with eyelid myoclonia (EEM). Epilepsy with eyelid myoclonia (EEM) is a rare and ...

Observational data point to a relationship between the vascular system and epilepsy beyond the brain. Among people ages 40 and older, heart attack survivors had a disproportionately greater risk of ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) — Epilepsy affects millions of Americans but it’s still a bit of a mystery disease. Dr. Jaqueline French said epilepsy is caused by an electric instability in a part of the brain that ...

Slowly and inexorably, Alzheimer’s disease steals a person away. Taking memory and cognitive abilities. Pilfering personality and social skills. Robbing a person of the ability to care for herself.

Christy Howard, a Chattanooga woman who suffers with epilepsy, plans a trek up Mount Kilimanjaro to raise awareness surrounding the disease and those who suffer from its effects. Epilepsy, according ...