To earn CME related to this news article, click here. January 14, 2009 — Lumbar puncture may not be necessary for a first simple febrile seizure at ages 6 to 18 months because the risk for bacterial ...

CLEVELAND — November marks National Epilepsy Awareness Month, drawing attention to a neurological condition that affects almost 3 million adults and nearly half a million children across the United ...

Seizures are sudden, uncontrolled CNS discharges, often without triggers, causing immediate unconsciousness, facial changes, frothing, and post-event disorientation. Syncope is brief fainting due to ...

Three simple steps could make all the difference to someone having an epileptic seizure. The Epilepsy Society has joined with St John Ambulance to advise people on what action to take if they find ...

Children are very sensitive and equally vulnerable to diseases and infection. Infants can especially catch infection very quickly as their immune system is not fully developed and is comparatively ...

One of the most common causes of epilepsy is a structural brain abnormality. “Epilepsy can result from structural issues in ...

How did this project start? We built our first sweatband sensor to get emotional information from autistic children outside the lab. But then one of my undergrad researchers asked if he could borrow a ...

Epilepsy affects more than 500,000 people in the UK and while it usually starts in childhood, it can strike anyone at any time. Cells in the brain known as neurons send electrical impulses to each ...

EPILEPSY may be sparked by a metal imbalance in the brain caused by a single gene mutation. Clapcote reckons the gene helps regulate sodium and potassium levels in brain nerve cells. A metal imbalance ...

Epilepsy affects more than 500,000 people in the UK and while it usually starts in childhood, it can strike anyone at any time. Cells in the brain known as neurons send electrical impulses to each ...