While generalized seizures cause convulsions, epilepsy includes other types like absence seizures (brief awareness lapses), ...

For decades, the Epilepsy Foundation has supported the epilepsy community. Your empowered journey begins here with education, research, & more.

Mark Purple Day 2025 by learning more about epilepsy and how to raise awareness. Expert insights reveal treatment options and ...

Figure 1 depicts a model for epilepsy care in resource-poor countries from the community to the national level, taking into consideration the heterogeneity of epileptic disorders and a need-based ...

Medscape Medical News, August 14, 2009 FDA Approves Extended-Release Lamotrigine for Treatment of Epilepsy The FDA has approved Lamictal as once-daily adjunctive therapy for partial-onset seizures ...

Early and targeted therapy in the setting of a specialty center provides the optimal approach for slowing the pace of cognitive impairment in children with epilepsy. Among the one-third of adults ...

Despite an array of new antiepileptic medications introduced over the past 3 decades, long-term outcomes for patients with newly diagnosed epilepsy are largely unchanged. Why? Patients with ...

Organized in 1986, the UAB Epilepsy Center is an effort of the Department of Neurology in conjunction with UAB Hospital to offer clinical, research, and education services to patients with epilepsy.

The Department of Neurology Epilepsy Fellowship Program at UAB is a two-year program, with an ACGME accredited Year 1 and an Advanced Epilepsy Year 2. We provide each trainee with the clinical ...

The diagnosis of epilepsy is fundamentally a clinical judgment made on the basis of a clinical history. The accuracy of the diagnosis depends on the skill and experience of the physician and the ...