Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have uncovered a previously unrecognized mechanism by which inherited calcium ...

Absence seizure, formerly known as petit mal seizure, is a type of short seizure that usually causes a person to briefly lose focus, stare into space, and lose awareness of their surroundings. These ...

Imagine slipping in and out of consciousness hundreds of times per day, staying awake the whole time but having no sense of awareness during these lapses. In children with absence epilepsy, these ...

A recent report has described the use of video-electroencephalography (video-EEG) in the management of patients with atypical juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME). The work highlights the importance of ...

People with epilepsy may experience headaches before or after a seizure. Rarely, they may also get them as a seizure symptom. Epilepsy and headaches may share similar features, including genetic ...

This transcript has been edited for clarity. Andrew N. Wilner, MD: Welcome to Medscape. I'm your host, Dr Andrew Wilner, reporting on the annual American Epilepsy Society meeting. With me today is my ...

“Do you know why you shouldn’t talk to strangers?” asks a police officer standing at the front of a classroom to a room full of students. Emily’s hand shoots up and the teacher encourages her to ...

Absence: 73.1% median reduction in the number of absence seizure ≥3s, p = 0.012 DEE: 63.3% median reduction in major motor seizures REM sleep improvement in patients with Absence Seizures: mean 90% ...

(NewsNation) — March 26 is Purple Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness about epilepsy worldwide. An estimated 50 million people worldwide are diagnosed with epilepsy, and seizures are the main ...

BMB-101 demonstrated significant anti-seizure benefit in both cohorts with favorable safety and tolerability Absence: 73.1% median reduction in the number of absence seizure =3s, p = 0.012 DEE: 63.3% ...