The Epilepsy Foundation announced today that it has awarded $250,000 in funding at their 2025 Shark Tank Competition on ...

The bill safeguards physician-directed care in a school setting and helps school personnel manage students living with ...

May is officially recognized as Women’s Health Month. This month, we’re taking the time to highlight women’s unique health issues and the importance for women of all ages to make their health and well ...

At the age of 9, I became 1 in 26. My journey began unexpectedly at an out-of-state diving meet, where I woke up surrounded by paramedics. From that moment on, my life shifted into a whirlwind of EEGs ...

Some concerns faced by people living with epilepsy include taking medications properly, having healthy habits, keeping in mind seizure safety guidelines, and avoiding medications that may worsen your ...

Join the epilepsy community for Purple Day® on March 26, a global initiative to raise epilepsy awareness and support the millions of people living with epilepsy worldwide. Approximately 65 million ...

Xiyan Yi MD, Ushtar Amin MD, and Selim Benbadis MD, of the University of South Florida’s Comprehensive Epilepsy Program answer frequently asked questions about seizures and epilepsy post-stroke.

Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) is a genetic disorder that occurs in 1 out of 6,000 people and can involve multiple organs in the body, including the brain, heart, kidneys, lungs, eyes, and skin. The ...

The epilepsy syndrome of self-limited neonatal-infantile seizures used to be known as benign familial or non-familial neonatal-infantile seizures. Seizures begin in the first several months of life in ...

Neurofibromatosis type 1 is one of the most common neurocutaneous disorders. It is a neurodevelopmental disorder affecting about 1 in 3000 individuals. It is inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion ...

Photosensitive occipital lobe epilepsy is a very rare condition with an estimated occurrence in 0.7% of childhood epilepsies. This syndrome was formerly known as idiopathic photosensitive occipital ...

Some life circumstances can make a person more likely to develop serious depression and even consider suicide. These high-risk factors include the following: Remember that depression changes a ...