This article will describe the symptoms and effects of focal epilepsy, causes, treatment, and seizure prevention. Focal epilepsy seizures cause either involuntary movements, unexpected sensations, ...

One type of seizure is called a focal onset seizure. This kind happens when the burst of electrical activity starts on one side of the brain. If your child is awake and aware of what's happening ...

In a focal onset seizure ... they must contact a doctor as soon as possible. Treatment for seizures includes medication and surgery. It is possible to reduce the risk of seizures by adopting ...

His seizures were well ... followed by several days of focal right upper extremity seizures causing severe right wrist pain. Again, as part of his treatment, seizure medications were adjusted ...

3 BHV-7000 is a novel anti-seizure investigational treatment in that it works on a ... and tolerability of BHV-7000 in patients with focal onset epilepsy. The randomized, double-blind placebo ...

After an initial diminution of seizure activity, focal motor status epilepticus recurred within days. We performed a second cycle of immunoadsorption after 1 week, followed by treatment with IVIg ...

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[MUSIC PLAYING] CICELY DOWDELL-SMITH: A focal onset seizure is a burst of abnormal electrical activity on one side or in one part of the brain that affects one side or one part of the body or ...

The largest and most diverse study to date of epilepsy's genetic factors has revealed new potential targets for treatment, ...

Familial epilepsy refers to cases where epilepsy runs in families suggesting a genetic component to the condition ...

The work highlights the importance of video-EEG in the correct evaluation of such patients, who might otherwise be misdiagnosed with focal epilepsy. Usui and co-workers used video-EEG in the ...