The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has released its first guideline for the management of functional seizures, providing clinicians with timely recommendations on treating the commonly ...

Patients with functional seizures had an approximately twofold higher risk for mortality than people without seizure disorders even after controlling for mental and physical health comorbidities; ...

Functional seizures not caused by epilepsy are associated with structural changes in the brain that can be seen using MRI, a new study shows. Scientist have long understood the nonepileptic seizures ...

Being a teenager comes with its challenges, but when you live with epilepsy, it can be more difficult. Be kind to yourself, ...

After developing a wearable device that can automatically detect seizures in people with epilepsy and immediately notify their caregivers, Empatica is planning to take the technology even further. The ...

Writing for The Conversation (republished below), researchers Jaideep Kapur, director of the University of Virginia Brain Institute, and Anastasia Brodovskaya, a UVA postdoctoral fellow in neurology, ...

A seizure is a medical condition that causes abnormal activity and/or body movements after a sudden and uncontrolled disturbance in your brain. Most people associate seizures with a condition called ...

In some cases, seasonal allergies can increase a person’s risk of having a seizure. Some research suggests a connection between allergic diseases and epilepsy. Seasonal allergies, also known as ...

Brooke Shields ended up passing out, going “headfirst into the wall” and “frothing at the mouth, totally blue, trying to swallow my tongue,” in Shields’ words. Eventually, she regained consciousness ...

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