Back to school season is in full swing and it's the perfect time to hone parent advocacy skills by learning about the services and supports your child with epilepsy may qualify for. Join Epilepsy ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which regulates the production and sale of prescription medicines in the United States, has not approved Frisium (clobazam). This means that if you live in the ...

Epilepsy Service of West Central Florida dba Florida Epilepsy Services (FES)/ Epilepsy Foundation Florida (EFF) is committed to promoting health and facilitating lifestyle choices of persons with ...

Epilepsy is a brain disorder that causes recurring, unprovoked seizures. Your doctor may diagnose you with epilepsy if you have two unprovoked seizures or one unprovoked seizure with a high risk of ...

Foods can alter brain function, but reliable information on specific recommendations is scarce. We do know that very low levels of sugar in the blood can cause seizures in some people, especially ...

For about 3% of people with epilepsy, exposure to flashing lights at certain intensities or to certain visual patterns can trigger seizures. This condition is known as photosensitive epilepsy. Many ...

Does the menstrual cycle affect the rate of seizures in women with epilepsy? Yes. Approximately half the women of childbearing age who have epilepsy report an increase in seizures around the time of ...

The Epilepsy Foundation is actively working to educate lawmakers about our advocacy priorities, but they need to hear from you! With just a few clicks, you can send e-mails, tweets, and make calls to ...

You should also talk to your doctor before you start using any herbal medicines. Just because they come from nature does not necessarily mean they are safe for you to use. Other common medicines (even ...

Epilepsy.com has a great section on anti-seizure medications, but I often have been asked for a brief summary document that pulls the information into one package. This summary represents the opinion ...

A risk factor is something that makes a person more likely to develop seizures and epilepsy. Sometimes a risk factor can cause scarring of the brain or lead to areas of the brain not developing or ...

A focal seizure begins in one side of the brain. They were previously called partial seizures. Focal onset seizures are the most common type of seizures experienced by people with epilepsy. For short, ...