The Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics is organising two public lectures on the subjects of seizure emergencies and orphan drugs on April 7 and 9 respectively to be addressed by Prof ...

DURHAM — Epilepsy Durham Region is hosting a free public lecture aimed at helping caregivers and adult children of people living with epilepsy.The incidence of epilepsy increases with age and in ...

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 ...

What Is a Seizure and What Is Epilepsy? Seizures, abnormal movements or behavior due to unusual electrical activity in the brain, are a symptom of epilepsy. But not all people who appear to have ...

Seizures are probably more common than you think. The CDC says about 10% of Americans will have at least one during their lifetime. If you know how to give the proper seizure first aid, you might be ...

Provoked seizures are not considered to be epilepsy, which is defined as two or more unprovoked seizures, and provoked seizures typically do not require long-term treatment with antiseizure medication ...

A seizure is an abnormal, temporary change in the brain’s electrical activity. It occurs when something disrupts the connections between nerve cells in the brain. Some seizures are related to medical ...

Seizures have been described as irregular activity of the nerves in your brain, and sometimes these irregularities can become recurrent or chronic. When seizures become a consistent problem, this ...

PHOENIX, Ariz., June 15 — A simple but reliable way to distinguish psychogenic nonepileptic seizures from epilepsy is to determine whether the patient's eyes are closed or open, researchers here ...