The update process A working group of 37 members from all ILAE regions assessed the real-world application of the 2017 seizure classification and recommended adjustments. After conducting a ...

The International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) has updated the operational classification of epileptic seizures, building upon the framework published in 2017 to establish a common language for all ...

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.

What might be a trigger factor for one person may not have any effect on you. This diagram shows the cycle of having a seizure and being stressed or tired. Keeping a seizure diary is a good way to try ...

A team of epilepsy specialists who are experts in the diet should ... You can see the differences between the ketogenic diets in the diagram below. These modified diets are less strict than the ...

Doctors could soon reduce epilepsy misdiagnoses by up to 70% using a new tool that turns routine electroencephalogram, or EEG, tests that appear normal into highly accurate epilepsy predictors ...

If you or a loved one has experienced a seizure, you know how scary they can be. The uncontrolled jolting, stiffening of the body, and even loss of consciousness can be unnerving under the best of ...

In temporal lobe epilepsy — a common and debilitating form of the disorder — seizures often cause those affected to lose consciousness. But why that happens has been unclear. In a new study, Yale ...

Epilepsy and seizures are distinct. A seizure, a temporary electrical brain disturbance, can stem from various factors, including brain diseases or other organ dysfunctions. Epilepsy, however, is ...

Currently, access to a definitive genetic diagnosis in pediatric epilepsy remains limited, as evidenced by the 5–8-year diagnostic odyssey that many children face. 1 While patients may receive ...

Was this a different type of seizure? By Lisa Sanders, M.D. “I’m feeling a little stroke-y,” the 33-year-old woman said to her friend Clare as they stood in her kitchen making pizza one evening.