Epilepsy

Epilepsy Epilepsy is a tendency to have recurrent seizures. Seizures occur when there is an imbalance in the electrical activity of the brain. The abnormal electrical activity causes seizures. The seizures may occur one at a time, or they may occur one after another with little or no recovery in between. Any pattern of recurrent seizures can be called epilepsy.

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Radiosurgery treats epilepsy in rats By targeting pinpoint beams of radiation to specific brain areas, researchers say they have reduced seizure activity in epileptic rats...

Epileptics often hide seizures from their doctor Many epileptics conceal seizures from their doctor, possibly out of fear that they would become ineligible for a driving license or for certain jobs, British researchers report...

Epilepsy Foundation Says New Medication Brings Hope for Thousands Who Struggle with Seizures, Side Effects Representatives of the Epilepsy Foundation said today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's clearance of oxcarbazepine (Trileptal), a new anticonvulsant medication, could benefit many thousands of epilepsy patients who continue...

Hard-to-treat epilepsy has early warning signs Epileptics who have many seizures and those who respond poorly to their first medications are more likely to suffer from difficult-to-treat seizures later in life, results of a study suggest...

Abnormal brain response caused Pokemon-induced seizures Italian scientists have figured out how an episode of the television cartoon Pokemon may have caused epileptic seizures in 685 Japanese children in 1997...

Hot water can cause epileptic fit in children Bathing is a routine part of infant care. But in rare cases, hot water can cause a mild epileptic seizure in young children, researchers report...

Fever-related seizures at young age may boost epilepsy risk Few things frighten parents of young children as much as the seizures caused by high fevers...