B was first diagnosed with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) due to the frequency and severity of his seizures. He was later ...

The word “seizure” conjures dramatic images. A child suddenly falling, limbs shaking uncontrollably, maybe even turning blue. But the reality of childhood seizures is far more complex and ...

Epilepsy is a seizure disorder that is described by the International League Against Epilepsy as two unprovoked seizures that ...

Just before Harmoni Jones turned four years old, her preschool teacher alerted Harmoni’s mother, Deantonecia Jones, that the ...

According to reports, Silent Epilepsy occurs in 6 to 8 per 100,000 children under 15 years of age. This is a condition which involves brief, sudden lapses of consciousness. The condition is more ...

New research from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is the first to identify defects related to metabolism (how the body processes and uses energy) in lymphoblast cell lines (LCLs) ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Novel mechanisms underlying Dravet syndrome, a rare genetic epilepsy in children, have been identified, revealing potential therapeutic targets. The disorder is ...

Pellock, MD, spokesman for the American Epilepsy Society and chairman of child neurology at Virginia Commonwealth University. "You couldn't list them all." So the key is to talk openly with your ...

Raeley Shilling advocates for epilepsy awareness, sharing her personal experience with juvenile absence epilepsy in ...