Seizures can affect your daily life and well-being. Certain medicines can help lower the risk of having seizures, which can help manage your condition. Fycompa is a medicine used to manage ...

Epilepsy is among the most common neurological conditions, marked by unpredictable seizures, accidents and injuries, reduced quality of life, stigma and—in the worst case—premature death. But a ...

Seizure control may take time—often a year or more—but most patients achieve it, bringing new hope for life with epilepsy. For millions of people living with ...

When you hear the words “brain surgery,” it is absolutely normal to feel terrified. For a person living with epilepsy, the thought of having a part of the brain operated on can be even more concerning ...

Because seizures in epilepsy can be unpredictable, you may experience persistent worry that affects your daily life and overall well-being. Practical strategies such as identifying your seizure ...

A ketogenic diet—one that is high in fat and extremely low in carbohydrates—has been known for decades to reduce seizures in some epilepsy patients. But how the highly restrictive diet achieves these ...

Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders and a leading cause of disability worldwide. Research has suggested that associated conditions, such as stigma, anxiety, and depression, can ...

Management of epilepsy requires an individualized, longitudinal approach that incorporates seizure type, recurrence risk, comorbidities, lifestyle, reproductive planning, and safety implications of ...

Family physicians play a central role in the longitudinal management of epilepsy that extends beyond seizure control to address medication adherence, comorbidity screening, lifestyle counseling, and ...

Absence seizure, formerly known as petit mal seizure, is a type of short seizure that usually causes a person to briefly lose focus, stare into space, and lose awareness of their surroundings. These ...