To stratify the risk of future epilepsy, physicians have historically used lumbar puncture, neuroimaging, and electroencephalography in these patients. Four predictors of future epilepsy in children ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

A person having a seizure may experience muscle spasms, blink rapidly, fall to the ground, or lose consciousness. After a seizure, a person may feel weak, tired, and confused. Seizures may occur as a ...

Over the past two weeks, we have explored what seizures and epilepsy are, corrected common myths, discussed seizure first aid, and examined the emotional, psychological, and cognitive challenges that ...

People with conditions that make them susceptible to seizures may use medications or undergo surgery to reduce the frequency and severity of seizures. They may also take precautions at home to help ...

Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) is a multisystem human genetic disorder frequently associated with early-onset epilepsy. Neonatal seizures are increasingly recognized. Detailed neonatal ...

Febrile seizures are usually not life-threatening, according to a study of more than 55,000 children. “Parents should be reassured that death after febrile seizures is very rare, even in high-risk ...

Your seizure threshold is one factor that influences your likelihood of having a seizure. People with epilepsy tend to have a lower seizure threshold, meaning they’re more likely to have seizures.

Dr. Nino Mihatov: A 52-year-old woman was evaluated for a new wide-complex tachycardia that developed while she was hospitalized for the management of seizures. Five days before the development of ...