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A discovery from Case Western Reserve and Cleveland Clinic researchers could provide epilepsy patients invaluable advance guidance about their chances to improve symptoms through surgery. Assistant Professor of Neurosciences Roberto Fernández Galán, PhD, and his collaborators have identified a new, far more accurate way to determine precisely what portions of... read more →

The family of a young dancer recently diagnosed with epilepsy is hosting a fundraising day to raise money for a charity that helps youngsters with the condition. Eight-year-old Erika Porter, from Darlington, was diagnosed with epilepsy around two weeks ago after suffering from a number of seizures and blackouts. The... read more →

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved SABRIL (vigabatrin) as add-on therapy for the treatment of refractory complex partial seizures (CPS) in children 10 years of age and older who have inadequately responded to several other treatments and if the possible benefit outweighs the risk of vision loss.(1) This... read more →

Pennridge community helps family of special needs child who died of epilepsy. As a chilly wind whipped the autumn leaves Saturday morning, scores of people set out on a walk-a-thon to raise money for a headstone to mark the grave of Matt Leavens, a 17-year-old Pennridge High School student who... read more →

Dana Ulrich is seeing her daughter disappear. "Lorelei used to play and laugh and do what kids do," Ulrich says of her 6-year-old blond-haired girl. "I see that Lorelei fading day by day. She rarely smiles, she rarely plays. She barely eats. She's fading away before my eyes, and these... read more →

A six year old boy who once had six "horrendous" seizures in the space of a month has raised more than £1,000 for an epilepsy charity after overcoming the condition. Rosco Channell was diagnosed with epilepsy at the age of two after he suffered several seizures in a short space... read more →

Last fall Ron Lamontagne was taking a Sunday drive, frustrated by a comment that was made about his son's seizure disorder. "Someone asked us not to tell anyone about Kollin's seizures because of the stigma that's associated with it," said Lamontagne. "We felt that it was more important that people... read more →

Congress created VA epilepsy centers to help 66,000 patients a year As a single mom and combat-wounded Navy corpsman, Holly Crabtree has too much on her mind to stress about the next time she might black out. She’d rather think about her daughter’s busy schedule packed with things such as... read more →

Setting out to raise money for the Epilepsy Foundation of New Jersey, two local teens also hope to raise awareness and honor their friend with Paige’s Green Dream Walk. Paige’s Green Dream Walk will take place on Nov. 3, beginning at 10 a.m. at Moorestown High School. The walk will... read more →

A conservative Republican Utah state lawmaker is backing an unexpected group of advocates: Mormon moms fighting for medical cannabis for their children. State Rep. Gage Froerer (R-Huntsville) has committed to help Hope 4 Children With Epilepsy, an advocacy group fighting for safe access to cannabis oil. The oil contains little... read more →