Using a single-cell sequencing technique, Brazilian researchers have created the first cell atlas of focal cortical dysplasia ...

When an epileptic seizure starts in one side of the brain, it’s called a focal onset seizure or a focal seizure. Both terms mean the same thing. During a focal aware seizure, you stay fully aware of ...

When this happens, the seizure is called a generalised tonic-clonic or bilateral convulsive seizure. Some seizures start in one side of the brain and then spread to affect both sides. When this ...

Is your child behaving unusually: experiencing unexplained staring spells or full body shaking? Are you worried whether your child has epilepsy? If your child has epilepsy, are you afraid to send him/ ...

The recently published BEAM study revealed that Brivaracetam (BRV) sustained-release (SR) tablets are safe and effective for the treatment of focal seizures in Indian real-life settings. The study ...

Using a single-cell sequencing technique, Brazilian researchers have created the first cell atlas of focal cortical dysplasia (FCD), a malformation of the cerebral cortex that leads to drug-resistant ...

Focal seizures, by contrast, happen when an abnormal electrical current arises from one ... Staring or rapid eye movements. Causes of Seizures in Children Primary factors that contribute to epilepsy ...

Febrile seizures are a common occurrence in young children, typically affecting those between six months and five years of age. These seizures are triggered by fever, often due to infections ...

Children with various types of childhood epilepsy that do not respond to the usual seizure medicines may be candidates for treatment with adrenocorticotropic hormone or ACTH. ACTH is a first-line ...

One of the many possible side effects of antiepileptic drugs is a change in weight. Valproate, in particular, has been associated with weight gain. However, a recent study by Patricio Espinosa, MD, ...

The most difficult was to distinguish cryptogenic localisation related epilepsy from severe myoclonic epilepsy in infancy. Repeat focal seizures and persisting spike focus were the earliest and most ...