The Epilepsy Foundation is your unwavering ally on your journey with epilepsy and seizures. The Foundation is a community-based, family-led organization dedicated to improving the lives of all people ...

My name is Damani, and I have epilepsy. It started as something small. A strange feeling I couldn’t explain. My vision warped. My thoughts twisted. I didn’t know it then, but I was having a focal ...

The latest edition of the Foundation Quarterly captures a defining theme, Turning Hope into Action.This issue highlights powerful personal stories, the dedication of volunteers raising awareness, and ...

The 118 undersigned organizations – representing people living with epilepsy; caregivers and loved ones; physicians, care providers, and epilepsy centers; epilepsy researchers; and others – are united ...

Dr. Penovich is an Emeritus member of the Minnesota Epilepsy Group PA in St. Paul, Minnesota, and an Adjunct Clinical Professor in the Department of Neurology at the University of Minnesota. She is an ...

Managing epilepsy (recurrent seizures) can be complicated because there are many things to consider. A short list of concerns includes taking medications properly, having healthy habits, keeping in ...

Familial focal epilepsy with variable foci (FFEVF) is a rare syndrome of focal seizures with varying degrees of severity and symptoms of seizures in different family members. Each family member will ...

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.

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 ...

In photosensitive occipital lobe epilepsy, seizures are triggered by light sources like televisions and video games. Seizures are brief and include visual sensations. Some seizures begin as focal ...