"We tend to think about neuroscientists, neurologists, and philosophers as the people who try to figure out the relationship ...

FRIDAY, Sept. 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Would-be dads don’t have to worry that taking the epilepsy drug valproate will ...

Ciara Moloney first experienced a seizure at the age of 14 but was only diagnosed with epilepsy last year, at the age of 29. She writes about 15 years of living without a diagnosis, and the impact ...

I'm Dr. John Whyte. I'm the Chief Medical Officer at WebMD. Today, I want to spend some time with you talking about epilepsy, particularly sudden unexpected death in epilepsy. Joining me to help ...

Autoimmune epilepsy is a rare type of epilepsy that occurs as a result of an immune system imbalance. It develops due to immune antibodies targeting the brain. One potential cause of epilepsy is ...

Nov. 30, 2023 — Slow waves that usually only occur in the brain during sleep are also present during wakefulness in people with epilepsy and may protect against increased brain excitability ...

Bella has written a book on the topic, “The ABC’s of Epilepsy,” which is for patients. A friends and family version will be published soon. She spoke about the book to the Penn-Harris ...

Unfortunately, many medicines for epilepsy can interact with common prescription and over-the-counter medicines. Epilepsy drugs can prevent some medicines from working normally, and other ...

Snoring could be cured by a daily pill, research suggests, after scientists found that taking a drug currently prescribed for epilepsy could halve symptoms for sufferers of obstructive sleep apnoea.

Since completing the treatment and making significant lifestyle changes, Gabriela has not experienced any seizures. Her life has improved, and she has even written a children’s book to raise awareness ...

There are two types of epilepsy doctors — neurologists and epileptologists. A neurologist specializes in the brain and nervous system, while an epileptologist is a neurologist who specializes in ...

Epilepsy affects 1% of the population and it ... Because of the potential for a five-day hospital stay, the patients are urged to bring books, hobby crafts to work on, a tablet or laptop plus ...