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Patients with epilepsy who had amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) or Alzheimer disease (AD) presented earlier with cognitive decline than patients who did not have epilepsy, according to a report published by JAMA Neurology. AD increases a patient's risk of risk of seizures, and patients with AD and seizure disorders have... read more →

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has sent a letter to healthcare professionals alerting them to safety issues surrounding its epilepsy drug Trobalt, also known retigabine. The pharmaceutical company confirms that the medication should now only be used as an add on treatment for drug-resistant partial onset seizures with or without secondary generalisation in... read more →

Teresa Heinz Kerry, wife of Secretary of State John Kerry, exhibited symptoms "consistent with some sort of seizure," a source close to the family told CNN, and she is undergoing medical evaluation at a Boston Hospital. READ MORE  

Margaret Daly was horrified when she visited her husband in his nursing home and found him tied to a chair, with straps cutting into his genitals. She said her 64-year-old husband Sean - who developed epilepsy, post-traumatic stress disorder and dementia after suffering a head injury from a brutal gang... read more →

A year ago today, Zoe Lindsay turned 21. It was also the day a seizure that would change her life struck the Timaru woman. Two months later, with no explanation, she was paralyzed on one side of her body and the vision in her left eye was impaired. A year... read more →

Vivian Wilson, who’s 2 years old, could use some pot. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, 50, isn’t sure she should get it. Christie, a Republican often mentioned as a 2016 presidential contender, is considering whether to sign a law easing access to medical marijuana for toddlers and teenagers. It would... read more →

Two-year-old Joscelyn Dempsey may not talk yet, but her favorite T-shirt is a wisecracker. The tot from Mount Dora underwent a series of radical brain surgeries — five in all — during the past 12 months, in which specialists at Florida Hospital for Children opened her skull and removed pieces... read more →

'Tan Mom' Patricia Krentcil hospitalized for seizure inside rehab facility. After several reported incidents of public drunkenness, Krentcil checked into The Lukens Institute on June 20 to undergo a 30-day treatment for alcoholism. Krentcil began seizing while in the rehab facility, TMZ reports. Rehab techs found her and rushed her... read more →

Gavin Roberts is hoping for a new lease of life after undergoing brain surgery. Gavin  is facing the future with more confidence as he recovers from a major operation to remove part of the brain to treat the condition. He endured two five-hour brain ops within 11 days without complaint, said his... read more →

Children with epilepsy who are treated with a ketogenic diet (KD) accrue bone mass at a slower rate than their age-matched peers, Australian researchers reported here. "The findings from this study will inform development of guidelines for bone surveillance in this high-risk group of children to minimize potential negative long-term... read more →