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A new wristband from a startup called Empatica is built for people with epilepsy—it hopes to detect their seizures and alert family when they’re in the throes of one—but it could also appeal to people who simply want a sleek-looking gadget for logging activities and stress. READ MORE

A drug therapy for epilepsy and shingles pain is being voluntarily recalled by its manufacturer due to complaints of empty capsules. The empty capsules of gabapentin could result in a reduction in efficacy, short-term withdrawal, or long-period seizures, which could be life-threatening, according to an FDA MedWatch alert. Aurobindo Pharma... read more →

A Bronx man who had an epileptic seizure while driving two years ago and caused a crash that killed a 25-year-old man was cleared on Tuesday of all criminal charges. A jury in State Supreme Court in the Bronx found the man, Vincent Zanfardino, not guilty of second-degree manslaughter, criminally... read more →

More than half of calls to U.S. poison control centers about energy drinks like Red Bull and Monster are for children younger than 6, some suffering seizures and heart problems. The study bolsters the idea that energy drinks aren’t safe for children and should carry explicit risk warnings, said Steven Lipshultz,... read more →

A new study from Orrin Devinsky, MD, of the New York University School of Medicine, suggests that Cannabidiol (CBD) may radically reduce seizures in patients with epilepsy. Dr. Devinsky administered cannabidiol to 23 patients with treatment-resistant epilepsy. Thirty-nine percent of the patients saw their seizure rates drop by more than... read more →

It made him move back home to Hickory. It’s why the nurses at the local hospitals know his name. And it’s the reason he spent his Friday morning talking to a class of teenagers at Fred T. Foard High School. “Epilepsy changed my life and I’m not afraid to say... read more →

Trumbull teen, Amanda Ferraro, who attends school at the Feroleto Children’s Development Center in town, has been holding a read-a-thon fundraiser throughout the month of November to raise money for the Epilepsy Foundation. Amanda has been reading to fellow students and has asked staff to support her efforts with a... read more →

After numerous trips to the emergency room and the doctor's office, Forrest was prescribed the anti-seizure drug Trileptal. Tanesha said that's when things went from bad to worse. "He would scream, he would fight, he would punch himself," said Tanesha. She said the family reached a breaking point when Forrest... read more →

Sixteen-year-old Olivia Grego’s bright, warm, bubbly personality fills up any room she’s in. The vivacious teen, a former pageant winner, is eager to talk about school, her passion for special-effects make up, playing the piano and working out. It’s hard to imagine just five years ago, she stopped breathing inside... read more →

Houston-based Cyberonics officials Thursday said the company could begin selling a more innovative version of its nerve-stimulating device to treat epilepsy as early as next spring, pending federal approval. President and CEO Dan Moore told analysts during Cyberonics' quarterly earnings call he is hopeful the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which... read more →