Seizures is a brain disorder characterized by a sudden, uncontrolled electrical disturbance in the brain. It involves changes in behavior, body movements or feelings, and consciousness levels of a ...

Patients with refractory partial and secondarily generalized seizures had a reduction in seizures after deep brain stimulation, according to new research. This multi-center clinical trial determined ...

Seizures are divided into two main types - generalised and partial. This is based on the International classification of epileptic seizures proposed by the Commission on Classification and Terminology ...

Treatment with vigabatrin carries the risk of permanent vision loss. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the approval of Sabril® (vigabatrin; Lundbeck) to include treatment of ...

A 25-year-old man had experienced complex partial seizures since childhood. The seizures, which featured automatisms and dystonic posturing, had started following a febrile illness with a prolonged ...

Taking a statin after a stroke, especially in the acute phase, reduces the risk for early-onset seizures and may prevent the progression of these seizures to chronic epilepsy, new research suggests.

Epilepsy is a disease of the central nervous system (CNS) that can cause excess electrical activity in the brain. This excess activity can lead to sudden loss of consciousness, often accompanied by ...

UCB S.A. UCBJF and partner Daiichi Sankyo Company Limited, announced that the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) has approved its anti-epileptic drug, Vimpat, as an adjunctive ...

Epilepsy isn't one disease or condition. There are many kinds of epilepsy with different symptoms and patterns. It's important to know what kind you have. It can help you and your doctor understand ...

A seizure is a sudden change in the brain's normal electrical activity. During a seizure, brain cells "fire" uncontrollably at up to four times their normal rate, temporarily affecting the way a ...

A 6-year-old boy suffering from acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) underwent related donor HSCT in second complete remission. His frontline treatment included standard chemotherapy and prophylactic ...