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 ...

A recent study found that patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures experienced seizures significantly earlier than patients with epileptic seizures. Patients with psychogenic nonepileptic ...

Many families face the challenge of drug-resistant epilepsy, questioning the transition from medication to surgery.

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 ...

A seizure occurs when there is abnormal electrical activity in the brain. There are different types of seizures depending on where and how much brain activity is affected. If someone is seizing make ...

Many people who have had a seizure do not remember it. Afterward, they may feel confused and drowsy, have a headache, or be nauseous. Doctors often call this a postictal state. Usually, the brain ...

Seizure clusters happen when you have multiple seizures in a short time period, closer together than is usual for you, and recover between seizures. If you have a cluster of seizures, it's important ...

Identifying childhood epilepsy at an early stage is vital; a late diagnosis can hinder a child's growth and education. Specialists stress that this often-misunderstood brain condition, which faces ...