When a retired police officer from Summerland, B.C., left his job after 25 years, he hardly imagined fighting for his little granddaughter to be given marijuana. Chris Nuessler, along with... read more →
Controlling seizures is key: Get help from your doctor. Just about all aspects of a person’s life can be impacted by a diagnosis of epilepsy, including working, driving and family... read more →
Zonegran (zonisamide) is well tolerated and efficacious when used as an adjunctive (add-on) treatment for partial epilepsy, with or without secondary generalization, in children aged between six and 17 years... read more →
US Food and Drug Administration has approved a device that has been shown to reduce seizures in patients with medication-resistant epilepsy by as much as 50 percent. When the device... read more →
Between 10 and 20 percent of all cases of epilepsy result from severe head injury, but a new drug promises to prevent post-traumatic seizures and may forestall further brain damage... read more →
For six years, Markus Muehlheim could keep his epileptic seizures under control with medication. They came on more than a year apart, each lasting less than 10 minutes. But then... read more →
When little Tyler Galloway said the word 'Mama' for the first time recently, it was a massive breakthrough. Up until then, the autistic three-year-old, who also suffers from epilepsy and... read more →
About 50 students ran around campus in their underwear to support those with epilepsy. Shivering in huddled groups as the sun set on the Northrop Plaza on Friday, more than... read more →
A new bill approved Thursday may be the last hope for an 8-year-old in Diamondhead. A day before the Friday deadline, Gov. Phil Bryant signed off on a measure allowing... read more →
In the early 1990s, a young brain researcher named Ivan Soltesz heard a story that would shape his career. His adviser told him about a school for children whose epileptic... read more →