Epilepsy is primarily treated symptomatically - that is, the majority of the available medications aim to suppress seizures without influencing the underlying causes of the disease.

A subscalp electroencephalographic device offering continuous monitoring was safe and efficacious in recording seizure activity for patients with epilepsy, data published in Epilepsia show.“Patients ...

Her daughter Amanda, 35, lives with the condition, which affects around one in 15,000 births and often causes seizures, ...

Every year, International Epilepsy Day is observed on the second Monday of February to raise awareness about epilepsy, a condition that affects the brain and causes sudden seizures or fits.

BOSTON, Sept. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRAX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company translating genetic insights into the development of ...

According to a recent study, in patients with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), epileptic seizures are significantly more common than previously known. The discovery deepens understanding of the symptoms ...

What Is a Seizure and What Is Epilepsy? Seizures, abnormal movements or behavior due to unusual electrical activity in the brain, are a symptom of epilepsy. But not all people who appear to have ...

WITH the presently available anticonvulsant drugs patients with seizure disorders can anticipate marked relief of symptoms. Seventy-five to 80 per cent of patients with epilepsy either obtain ...