A seizure occurs when there is sudden abnormal electrical activity that temporarily interrupts normal brain function. Large groups of neurons fire at the same time like an electrical storm inside ...

Nov. 30, 2023 — Slow waves that usually only occur in the brain during sleep are also present during wakefulness in people with epilepsy and may protect against increased brain excitability ...

I'm Dr. John Whyte. I'm the Chief Medical Officer at WebMD. Today, I want to spend some time with you talking about epilepsy, particularly sudden unexpected death in epilepsy. Joining me to help ...

Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a common side effect of epilepsy. But you can do plenty to reduce your ED symptoms while also managing epilepsy. Epilepsy is a condition that affects your brain and ...

Rhyker Earl, 26, suffered a seizure on the night of Sunday, Sept. 8, at a home in DeMotte, Indiana, about an hour and 15 minutes south and east of Chicago. Earl's grandmother called 911 for help ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --The family of an Indiana man who died after being handcuffed and pinned to the ground by police earlier this month said Monday he suffered from epilepsy and had been living with ...

the singer said Daniele Venturelli/Getty Halsey revealed that she was hospitalized after suffering a seizure. On September 25, the pop star — who uses she/they pronouns — shared the news while ...

The hypoglycemia-induced autonomic and endocrine counter-regulatory responses that maintain glucose homeostasis are impaired ...

A nine-year-old girl has been praised for her "life-saving support" after calling 999 when her mother had an epileptic seizure. Imogen Harries was diagnosed with epilepsy in 2021 and has said her ...

Divalproex sodium is a generic prescription drug that’s used to treat seizures and bipolar disorder. It’s also used to help prevent migraine. Divalproex sodium is not safe to take while ...

Epilepsy refers to a group of neurological disorders of varying aetiology, characterized by recurrent brain dysfunction that result from sudden excessive and disordered neuronal discharge. These ...

Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP), as the name suggests, is a rare but serious event that causes the death of a person during a seizure for unexplained reasons. SUDEP is rare in people ...