Epilepsy News & Features

Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder, the hallmark of which is unprovoked seizures. It affects people of all ages, though it’s more common among young children and older people.

The medicine, pregabalin (Lyrica), comes from a class of drugs called gabapentinoids.

Patients over 12 can keep the single-dose spray with them, and it does not have to be given by a doctor or nurse.

CBD products are derived from marijuana, but do not include THC, the active agent in pot that causes a "high."

The Embrace detects patterns in motion and physiological signals that may be associated with seizures, and immediately alerts caregivers.

A woman’s use of the drug during pregnancy was associated with a small but significantly increased risk of ADHD in the offspring, even after adjusting for any possible psychiatric disease, epilepsy, and other factors, researchers said.

Women with frontal lobe epilepsy, in which seizures begin in the front of the brain, have a higher chance having more seizures during pregnancy, a small new study suggests.

The DEA has rescheduled the epilepsy cannabidiol drug Epidiolex, paving the way to market for the cannabis-based treatment.

For about 80 percent of people with epilepsy, the timing of their seizures may be associated with their internal body clock, according to new research.

The memo asks theaters showing the movie to flag customers to the scene, USA Today reported.

Although CBD oil has become a trendy cure-all, treatment of epilepsy is the only use that has garnered significant scientific evidence supporting its usefulness.

The committee recommended that Epidiolex, an oral solution, be approved for treatment of severe, early-onset forms of epilepsy in a small number of patients.

Researchers found that pregnant women with epilepsy who take the drug topiramate during their first trimester  may boost the risk that their child will be born with a cleft lip or cleft palate.

For children with epilepsy who don't find relief from their seizures with medication, a tightly controlled nutrition plan might help, a pair of new studies suggests.

CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) involves wearing an airflow mask over the nose or mouth each night, to help keep the back of the throat open for better breathing.

Cannabidiol not associated with the 'high' of marijuana, researchers report

Cannabidiol appears to lessen 'drop seizures' for some Lennox-Gastaut syndrome patients, study finds

Find out how specialists called neurologists and epileptologists can help diagnose and treat your epilepsy seizures.

Find out whether you should consider joining a study that tests new drugs and devices to treat seizures from epilepsy.

Imaging offers less invasive way to protect regions involved in language and memory, researchers say

Cannabidiol lowered frequency, severity of seizures in trials, but without a 'high'

Small British study says two drugs don't harm a child's mental development, but popular older one does

Digestive disorders, headaches, attention-deficit disorder among the common issues

It also found possible link between fever-related seizures and the behavioral disorder in kids

Will switching to a generic epilepsy medication give you more seizures?