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Greg Pabst and his neurologist were trying to get a handle on his adult onset epilepsy when the doctor’s mention of the newly announced Apple Watch gave Pabst an ah-hah moment. The doctor was discussing tools for Pabst to chart his seizures and send alerts to emergency contacts. “Then he... read more →

A popular 17-year-old girl died after having a seizure while taking a bath at home, it was discovered. Charlotte Blakeway passed away after paramedics were called to her parent's house at around 11.13am on Saturday. Police said despite the efforts of medics the A-Level student was pronounced dead at the rural property in... read more →

Patients with severe epilepsy who took a liquid form of a marijuana extract saw the number of seizures decline by half, while few suffered side effects, according to the early results of a study led by a renowned neurologist at Saint Barnabas Medical Center. The developments are sure to be followed... read more →

A British man who battles seizures every week is hoping to break the world record for rowing across the Indian Ocean from Western Australia to Mauritius. Ashley Wilson, 37, will leave Geraldton for Port Louis next month on a six-metre long boat with fellow rower James Ketchell. There have been 41 recorded... read more →

Doctors told Tiffany and Ryan Huotari that their unborn daughter had zero chance of survival. Diagnosed with three birth defects assumed to be “100-percent fatal,” 8-year-old Angelika Grace Huotari was fighting for her life before she ever saw the light of day. Born with a brain disorder called polymicrogyria (PMG),... read more →

Kelvin Buxton-Davies has had to live with epilepsy for most of his adult life. He talks about how he is trying to raise awareness of the difficult neurological condition. For the past 16 years Kelvin Buxton-Davies has rarely been shopping alone and has avoided nights out as best he can.... read more →

I remember it vividly. I couldn't have been more than two and a half, but it is my clearest and first memory. My mother had just come home bearing gifts -- a doll made for me by godmother. It had two heads -- one of each end. If you flipped... read more →

I'm an endurance athlete with epilepsy. We exist! I've been an active soul my entire life. When I was diagnosed with epilepsy in 2007, I did my absolute best to keep participating in the endurance sports I love. I have complex partial seizures and take medications to control my seizures.... read more →

Texas families are begging lawmakers to give their children a new chance for life-saving medical treatment. A proposed bill would make Cannabidiol Oil an option for treating epilepsy. The oil is a compound of the cannabis plant, but the bill is not considered a medical marijuana bill. The Cannabidiol Oil... read more →

Six-year-old Izaiah Ruiz loves football, playing outside and riding on his great-grandfather's tractor. He smiles and laughs all the time, and recently received the citizenship medal at his school for always jumping at the chance to help his classmates when they're in trouble. "He is the sweetest, most loving boy,"... read more →