For the first time in almost three decades, the classification for epileptic seizures has been updated. The new system formally recognizes some seizure types, provides additional information on causes ...

When she was 3 years old, Alana “Lani” Silverberg was eating a cookie when she started turning blue. Her mom, Sara, thought ...

In a recent study, genetic mutations of the KCNQ2 potassium ion channel were identified in 8/80 (10%) of children with early infantile seizures and associated psychomotor retardation. [1] Seizures ...

Provoked seizures are not considered to be epilepsy, which is defined as two or more unprovoked seizures, and provoked seizures typically do not require long-term treatment with antiseizure medication ...

Discover how Indianapolis woman Liz Whiteacre uses poetry to raise awareness for temporal lobe epilepsy during National ...

My first meaningful experience with epilepsy was when I joined UCB nearly 16 years ago. I believe timing is everything. I spent my first 72 hours with the company, over a weekend, learning from the ...

Experts explain the lesser-known cognitive, emotional and social challenges people with epilepsy face beyond seizures, and ...

Medically reviewed by Brigid Dwyer, MD Key Takeaways Foods high in sugar, caffeine, and alcohol can trigger seizures and ...

Our Lady of the Lake Children's Hospital opened a epilepsy monitoring unit on July 4, 2025, the first ever unit in the Baton ...

Each of us is the product of our own unique combination of identities, experiences, and interests, ultimately informing, or at a minimum influencing, our perspectives on different virtues. This is ...