Fact: Seizure leads to uncontrolled movement of different parts of body. During seizure, tongue may fall back and lead to ...

Most tonic-clonic seizures last between one and three minutes. If a tonic-clonic seizure lasts longer than five minutes, this is called status epilepticus and you may need emergency medical treatment.

Patna: International Epilepsy Day, observed on the second Monday of Feb since 2015, aims to educate the public, break the ...

Former international cricketer Emma Beamish on living with the anxiety of never knowing when it might strike again, and her ...

New Labour Party deputy Eoghan Kenny, 24, was told he had the condition at the age of 21 after “rarely having a day off of ...

In the United States, nearly three million adults 18 years and older reported having active epilepsy during 2021 and 2022.

When Disney Channel star Cameron Boyce died in 2019, his death was ruled a sudden unexpected death in epilepsy, otherwise ...

and epilepsy with generalized tonic-clonic seizures alone (CAE, JAE, JME, and GGE-GTCS, respectively). GGE are characterized by high heritability, likely underlain by polygenetic mechanisms, which may ...

The Epilepsy Foundation West Virginia provides programs and services that support people and families impacted by epilepsy. With the strength of a national organization and network of epilepsy experts ...

Some examples of these are: Childhood absence epilepsy Juvenile absence epilepsy Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy Epilepsy with generalised tonic-clonic seizures alone Self-limited epilepsy with ...

Our step-by-step guide to the recovery position shows you how to help someone recover after a tonic clonic seizure. These steps should be followed once the shaking has stopped. We send monthly ...