At five years old, Matias is a social butterfly – it’s robotic technology called Trexo, made possible by donor-funded ...

Absence seizures are a type of epilepsy. This is a condition that causes seizures. Seizures are caused by abnormal brain activity. These mixed messages confuse your brain and cause a seizure. An ...

Epilepsy refers to a group of neurological disorders of varying aetiology, characterized by recurrent brain dysfunction that result from sudden excessive and disordered neuronal discharge. These ...

Vagus Nerve Stimulation therapy is a treatment for epilepsy that involves a stimulator (or 'pulse generator') which is connected, inside the body, to the left vagus nerve in the neck. The stimulator ...

Analyses of large databases have provided clarity on the lived experiences of people with epilepsy regarding the initiation of or changes to their antiseizure medications. The past year has also seen ...

The family of a dangerously ill epilepsy sufferer were left scrambling around for vital medication when his pharmacist could not supply it, just days before he suffered a fatal seizure.

Started in 2015 and organized by the International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE) and the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE), the day provides a platform for people with epilepsy to share their ...

The main treatment for epilepsy is taking epilepsy medicines. They are also known as epilepsy medication, anti-seizure medications (ASMs) or anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs). They don’t cure epilepsy, but ...

Photosensitive epilepsy is a type of epilepsy in which seizures are triggered by flashing or flickering lights, or high contrasting patterns. Most people with photosensitive epilepsy also have ...