A mother who was baffled as to why her son was encountering 300 seizures a day eventually diagnosed his condition after watching an episode of Casualty. Six-year-old Henry Overton had blank... read more →
Conjure up an image of epilepsy, and the words "helpless" and "terrifying" come to mind. Historically, those living with this silent brain disorder are often misunderstood, even feared because of the... read more →
Sudden death, a mysterious and devastating outcome of epilepsy, could result from a brain stem shutdown following a seizure, researchers report today in Science Translational Medicine. Although the idea is... read more →
He may have lost his vision, but he’s never lost his artistic sense. John Bramblitt’s epilepsy, which started when he was just 11 years old, forced him to slowly go... read more →
Of the five Weilert children, none are quite as different from each other as Ethan and Michael. Ethan is 10, likes an orderly life, is organized and thoughtful. Michael is... read more →
Lindsey Clark, of Darien, thinks medical marijuana could make her 7-year-old twin sons, Jeremy and Miles, less reliant on pharmaceuticals that have undesirable side effects. For Dana Haddox-Wright, of Wilton,... read more →
Losing one loved one is bad enough - but this man has lost his mother, father and sister within eight years. Matt Evans, 40, lost his sister Joanna to epilepsy when... read more →
Sporting a pale pink helmet and flanked by her faithful German shepherd, 5-year-old Cora Vowell looks ready to hop on a tricycle, or maybe go barreling headfirst into a backyard... read more →
A disabled boy has been forced to sleep on the floor of a hospital after doctors were unable to provide him a suitable bed. Eight-year-old Cody Neatis has Down’s Syndrome,... read more →
Scientists in Switzerland are working on a new warning system for people who live with epilepsy. A team of 20 neurologists, computer scientists and biomedical engineers have been working on a... read more →