The type of seizure you have depends on what area and how much of the brain's electrical activity is affected.

More than 3.4 million people in the United States have epilepsy, so it is a relatively common diagnosis. In fact, it is the fourth-most common neurologic condition in the world. November is National ...

According to the CDC, 1 in 10 people may have a seizure during their lifetime. That means seizures are common, and one day you might need to help someone during or after a seizure. Donald Trump to ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) The Conversation asked Dr. Jacob Pellinen, a neurologist specializing in epilepsy, to ...

Witnessing someone have a seizure can be frightening. There are many causes of seizures − epilepsy and other diseases or infections, abnormal blood sugars, withdrawal from drugs or alcohol and even ...

A: Epilepsy is a condition that causes repeated seizures, but sometimes seizures are not caused by epilepsy. It’s not uncommon, for example, for very young children to have seizures when they get a ...

On Thursday, Gov. Henry McMaster held a bill-signing ceremony to mark the passage of the “Seizure Safe Schools Act,” which he officially signed into law in May. The governor was joined by South ...

According to the CDC, 1 in 10 people may have a seizure during their lifetime. That means seizures are common, and one day you might need to help someone during or after a seizure. Appeals court finds ...

Jacob Pellinen has received research support from the Department of Neurology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, the Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, NIH/NINDS, ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Approximately 1 in 26 people develop epilepsy, a condition in which someone experiences recurring and unprovoked seizures. But experiencing a seizure does not always mean a person ...