Epilepsy Medical Reference

When your child has focal onset seizures, you may feel powerless. Get to know your treatment options and take back control.

Seizures don’t have to run a kid’s life. See how with some planning and a few limits, your child can do most of what their friends do.

What should you do if your child has a focal onset seizure? Here’s how to be prepared so you can stay calm and help your child stay safe.

Focal onset seizures can cause scary symptoms in your child. Find out what tests your doctor can do to diagnose seizures and what’s causing them.

Find out what you need to know about seizure alert devices, and discover the pros, cons, risks, and benefits, and how they work.

Temperature extremes, a fever, and flashing lights are just a few of the triggers that can set off seizures in children with Dravet syndrome. Some careful planning can help cut down on the number of seizures your child gets.

Dravet syndrome can cause a variety of complications, from speech and language delays to having a hard time walking.

It can take time to get a diagnosis of Dravet syndrome. Learn about the kinds of tests your child might need to confirm that they have this rare form of epilepsy.

Learn how medicine, diet, and other treatments can help your child manage the seizures that are the main symptoms of this rare form of epilepsy.

An emergency plan helps you and those around you know what to do if you have a seizure or cluster of seizures. Learn how to create a seizure action plan that works for you.

A seizure cluster is a group of seizures that happen within a short time. Learn more about what they are, who gets them, and how they're treated.

When you know what triggers your cluster seizures, you can plan ahead to prevent them. Learn more about what makes cluster seizures more likely.

If you have cluster seizures, it’s important to stop them quickly. Learn more about ways to treat cluster seizures.

Migraines and epilepsy often go hand in hand. Learn more about why people with epilepsy are more likely to have migraines, and vice versa.

Can your child go on field trips, play sports, or travel if he has focal onset seizures? Learn how to plan your child's activities so he can safely join in the fun.

Learn how you can keep your child safe and comfortable if she has a focal onset seizure, which used to be known as a partial seizure.

Learn about the symptoms your child may have when he gets a focal onset seizure, which used to be known as a partial seizure.

Learn about the treatments your child may get for focal onset seizures, which used to be called partial seizures.

Learn about the causes and types of focal onset seizures in kids, which used to be called partial seizures.

Learn what kinds of tests your child may need to get to help find out what's causing focal onset seizures, which used to be known as partial seizures.

Do you have auras before you have seizures? An aura can be an odd feeling or warning that an epileptic seizure is about to happen, but you may not even remember having them.

If you or a loved one has epilepsy, understanding how a seizure unfolds may help you better manage the condition.

Find out about the signs, causes, and treatments for the most common type of seizure in adults with epilepsy.

It's not unusual for your first epilepsy treatment to fail. What happens next?

Most seizures last less than 2 minutes. Status epilepticus seizures keep going, or they come nonstop, one after another. Learn how to recognize this medical emergency.

Find out why a treatment called deep brain stimulation may help reduce the number of epilepsy seizures you get if other treatments haven't helped.

Find out if complementary and alternative therapies like acupuncture, vitamins, and herbal remedies can help reduce seizures if you have epilepsy.

This rare form of epilepsy strikes babies and causes seizures that recur over time. Learn what causes Dravet syndrome, how it’s diagnosed and what the treatments are.

The causes, symptoms, and treatment of refractory epilepsy, which develops when your seizures aren't brought under control by medicine.

The details about this rare form of epilepsy.

WebMD explains the triggers, symptoms, and prevention of photosensitive epilepsy.

WebMD helps you navigate epilepsy medications to find the most appropriate one for you.

WebMD explains the causes of epilepsy and what can trigger seizures. Also find out about the connection between epilepsy and head injuries, stroke, drug abuse, and more.

WebMD explains benign rolandic epilepsy, including its symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatments.

WebMD explains juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, including symptoms, causes, tests, and treatments.

If your epilepsy drug isn't working for you, it may be time to switch medications. Here's what you need to know.

Watching someone have a seizure can be frightening. What can you do to protect someone from harm?

Temporal lobe or psychomotor seizures are caused by abnormal electrical activity in one area of the brain. Learn about the symptoms.

There are several types of seizures in epilepsy and some you might not even notice in your child. Learn what to look for.

Home care with epilepsy varies with the frequency and type of seizures. Find out what you can do.

A woman's hormone levels seem to play a role in epilepsy -- especially during puberty, ovulation, and menopause. Learn more from WebMD.

Women with epilepsy overwhelmingly have healthy babies. But it's important to work closely with doctors throughout the pregnancy to ensure that they are taking the right epilepsy medications and other supplements to prevent against birth defects. WebMD tells you more.

Epilepsy drugs can make some birth control methods less effective. WebMD explains.

WebMD looks at the unique issues facing women with epilepsy.

If you've just been diagnosed with epilepsy, you will want to know all your options for treatment. WebMD explains various medications and surgical options to control seizures.

New moms who have epilepsy have unique concerns about their baby's safety. WebMD offers tips on breastfeeding, bathing, carrying your baby, and more.

Drugs most commonly used to treat essential tremor (ET) include beta-blockers and epilepsy drugs. Learn more from WebMD about these and other treatments and their side effects.

Whatever the cause, you can usually take steps to help prevent or limit how often you get them. Find out what might trigger a seizure.

WebMD provides a list of terms associated with epilepsy and their definitions.