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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 his wife Elaine, wants Canada to allow two-year-old Kyla Williams to be given a form of medical marijuana known to... 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 life. But the effects of epilepsy can reach into the bedroom as well, causing sexual dysfunction and disrupting intimate relationships.... 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 for at least one year, according to the results of a new study published today in Epilepsia. The results of... 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 is coupled with an innovative electrode placement planning system, it facilitates the complete elimination of seizures in nearly half of... 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 caused by seizures in those who already have epilepsy. A team of researchers from UC Berkeley, Ben-Gurion University in Israel... 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 the Spring Hill man began having seizures about every two weeks, landing him in the hospital every time. "My life... 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 a rare eye condition, hadn't spoken a proper word, much to his family's distress. But now, his mom, Lauren McGee,... 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 50 half-naked University of Minnesota students prepared to run a mile and a half around campus for charity. Many of... 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 a marijuana extract to be prescribed in Mississippi. It was approved by legislators three weeks ago, and Bryant said he... 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 seizures were so severe and frequent that they had to wear helmets to prevent head injuries. The only exception to... read more →