Women with epilepsy who take anti-seizure medication while they are pregnant are more likely to later report delays in their child's development and autism symptoms, according to a new study... read more →
When 25-year-old Katie Nolan started working, she had one notable decision to make; whether or not to disclose her epilepsy to her employers. "Legally you don't have to disclose a... read more →
Adults who have long-standing epilepsy often have many social difficulties to contend with regardless of whether their childhood seizures have remitted or not, according to a 30-year longitudinal study. The... read more →
Researchers have dramatically reduced the occurrence of seizures in a small group of children with epilepsy, using an existing cancer drug they think might be able to treat up to... read more →
Competitive $1.7 million grant from National Institutes of Health to UC Riverside will support investigation of hyperexcitability in the brain. Ten percent of Americans experience a seizure in their lifetime, with... read more →
The mother of a profoundly disabled woman has taken her out of a council-run respite care centre because she came home with a big bruise on her arm. Annette Boozier’s... read more →
A girl with a rare genetic condition has finally spoken her first words thanks to a diet that involves eating four tubs of cream cheese a week. Three-year-old Fields Taylor... read more →
Children whose mothers take anti-epilepsy drugs during pregnancy face an increased risk of developing autism, a new study has warned. Researchers found that by the age of three years old,... read more →
Nancy Floris, a nurse from Amesbury, Mass., has learned when something scary is about to happen with her standard poodle, Spencer. "He is like in a trance almost,” she said... read more →
Scientists at Bonn University Hospital and at the Max Planck Institute for neurological research in Cologne have developed a method with which the chances of success of a surgical procedure... read more →