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 ...

Absence seizure refers to an epileptic event recognised by loss of awareness and responsiveness. The condition affects children under 12 and sometimes adults creating a disturbance in the mood ...

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 ...

On the second day of the new year, the Hollywood couple, John Travolta and Kelly Preston lost their son. Jett Travolta died, reportedly because of a fall caused by a seizure. Jett was known to have ...

The concept of a ‘seizure focus’ is much less clearcut than it might seem; it is much more likely that ‘focal’ seizures arise from a network, and that in some cases removal of a crucial network node ...

(NASDAQ:DRUG) has been able to initiate its phase 2 BREAKTHROUGH study using its 5-HT2C agonist BMB-101 for the treatment of adult patients with classic Absence Epilepsy and Developmental ...

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 ...

Seizure medicines can affect the way the body handles antibiotics. But the reverse is also true: some antibiotics affect levels of seizure medicines. If you are taking doxycycline (Vibramycin) for ...

or staring spells - the latter of which being known as absence seizures. While most seizures last anywhere between 30 seconds and two minutes, sometimes a seizure can last longer. It's ...

Another study specifically examined the automated detection of absence seizures using a wearable EEG device. This research demonstrated an average sensitivity of 78.83% for detecting absence ...

Jan. 22, 2025 — 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 ...