Epilepsy Stories
Children suffering from severe forms of epilepsy may not always respond well to prescription drugs. Cannabidiol, extracted from marijuana, might soon be an alternative treatment.
Idaho could change its stance on medical marijuana, thanks to a 10-year-old from Boise whose rare form of epilepsy has limited successful treatment options.
Scientists challenge the age-old idea the Broca's area of the brain produces human speech.
Fish oil's brain benefits may also apply to epilepsy, according to a new study, which found that people who took low doses were able to reduce the frequency of seizures.
Mice bred with a particular gene deficiency are more likely to develop spontaneous seizures and sudden death, suggesting a potential cause of SUDEP.
Kids and young adults with epilepsy are more prone to personal injury, particularly overdoses of medication intended to treat the chronic condition.
The family of 2-year-old Wyatt Hauser is currently deciding on medical marijuana as a form of treatment for his epilepsy, after 10 medications have failed to treat his recurring seizures.
Epilepsy causes normal brain activity to become disturbed; it appears as a disturbance in the weather of the brain, a flash of lightning or a rolling fog.
The anticonvulsant and mood-stabilizing drug valproic acid is associated with a 34 percent lower risk of head and neck cancer, a new study finds.
Metabolism may play a large role in seizures, and adjusting diet can actually be a form of treatment.
A study looking at inhibitory neurons found a chemical connection between brain cells' metabolism and signaling, which explains how fasting can reduce epilepsy.
Moritz Erhardt, a 21-year-old Bank of America summer intern, passed away after pulling three consecutive all-nighters.