Epilepsy Medical Reference
- Epilepsy and Blood Testing
WebMD explains the blood tests used in epilepsy diagnosis or treatment.
- Epilepsy and Extratemporal Cortical Resection
WebMD explains extratemporal cortical resection, a brain surgery that can reduce or eliminate epileptic seizures.
- What Is a Functional Hemispherectomy?
Learn about functional hemispherectomy, a procedure used to treat seizures in people with epilepsy.
- What Is the Ketogenic Diet for Epilepsy?
Find out what kinds of foods your child can eat if she takes up the ketogenic diet, and learn about the challenges and side effects of a meal plan that gets rid of seizures in some kids with epilepsy.
- Epilepsy and Lesionectomy
WebMD explains lesionectomy, a brain surgery used to relieve seizures in people with epilepsy.
- Epilepsy and the Spinal Tap
Learn more about the spinal tap -- or lumbar puncture -- and how it's used to screen for epilepsy.
- If I Have Epilepsy, Can I Drive?
If you have epilepsy, there are regulations you must adhere to. Which apply to you?
- Can You Stop Taking Your Epilepsy Medicine?
Consider these facts to decide if the benefits outweigh the risks of more seizures. Then talk to your doctor.
- Temporal Lobe Resection for Epilepsy
If you've tried at least two medicines for epilepsy and still have seizures, an operation called temporal lobe resection might help.
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Read about vagus nerve stimulation (VNS), a technique used to treat control seizures in people with epilepsy.
- When Should I Call the Doctor About Epilepsy?
WebMD explains the signs that you should call a doctor of 911 if you or a loved one has epilepsy.
- Tests Before Epilepsy Surgery
Preparing for brain surgery to treat epileptic seizures requires several steps of preparation and testing. WebMD tells you what to expect.
- Epilepsy and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Learn how an MRI test or magnetic resonance imaging can be used in the diagnosis of epilepsy.
- What Are the Types of Epilepsy?
Find out about the different kinds of epilepsy, and learn what types of seizures are typical of each type.
- Types of Seizures
Find out more about the different kinds of seizures and the symptoms they cause.
- Home Safety Tips for People With Epilepsy
What can you do to make your haven safer? Get suggestions for different rooms in your home to avoid getting hurt if you have a seizure.
- What Are the Treatments for Epilepsy?
From medication and diet changes to implants and surgery, learn about the various options for epilepsy treatment.
- Epilepsy Drugs to Treat Seizures
WebMD explains the various drugs used to treat epilepsy and seizures, including side effects.
- Understanding Seizures and Epilepsy
WebMD explains various types of seizures, including those not caused by epilepsy.
- First Aid for Epilepsy Seizures
What should you do when someone has a seizure? Get the lowdown on how to recognize epilepsy seizures and how you can help.
- What Is an EEG (Electroencephalogram) Test?
Find out what happens during an EEG, a test that records brain activity. Doctors use it to diagnose epilepsy and sleep disorders.
- Conditions Similar to Epilepsy
WebMD explains various conditions which may be mistaken for epilepsy.
- What to Do if Your Child Has an Epileptic Seizure
WebMD tells you how to handle your child's seizures, and when to call an ambulance.
- Seizures in Children
Seizures in children may pass or be part of an epileptic disorder. WebMD identifies types of seizures, their diagnosis, and the risks they pose to your child.
- Epilepsy in Children
WebMD tells you what you should know if your child has epilepsy.
- Epilepsy Drugs for Children
There are a wide number of drugs available for treating epilepsy in children, and advances in the past years have made a difference. WebMD tells you more.
- Drugs for Children With Epilepsy
Advances in epilepsy drug research have made a real difference in the lives of children with the disease. WebMD tells you more.
- Epilepsy and Teens
Coping with a teenager who has epilepsy presents a host of challenges for parents. WebMD offers suggestions.
- Understanding Temporal Lobe Seizure -- Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention
WebMD's guide to the diagnosis and treatment of temporal lobe seizures.
- Abdominal Epilepsy in Children and Adults
WebMD explains what abdominal epilepsy is and how it affects children and adults. Learn more about the symptoms, causes, and treatments.
- Understanding Epilepsy -- Symptoms
Could you have epilepsy? Learn more about the different types of seizures and their symptoms.
- Understanding Epilepsy -- Prevention
Can epilepsy be prevented? Learn more from the experts at WebMD.
- Understanding Epilepsy -- Diagnosis and Treatment
Read about epilepsy, including how it's diagnosed and treated.
- What Is Epilepsy?
Learn the causes, symptoms, and treatment of epilepsy, a brain disorder that causes seizures.
- Seizures: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
From symptoms to treatment to prevention, get the basics on seizures from the experts at WebMD.
- Understanding Absence Seizures -- Diagnosis and Treatment
Learn more from WebMD about the diagnosis and treatment of absence seizures, a form of epilepsy that affects children.
- Understanding Absence Seizure -- Symptoms
WebMD explains absence seizures - formerly called petit mal seizures - both typical and atypical.
- Understanding Absence Seizure -- the Basics
Learn more from WebMD about absence seizures, a symptom of epilepsy.