While onsite at the American Epilepsy Society 69th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Medscape correspondent Andrew N. Wilner, MD, spoke with neurology resident Claude Steriade, MD, about ...

A 30-year-old German man suffering from refractory post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and dyscognitive epilepsy was successfully treated by the doctors here via a rare keyhole surgery. Refractory ...

Predicting response to therapy in individual patients with epilepsy is not straightforward. An exploration of long-term surgical outcomes in an epilepsy cohort has identified seven patterns of ...

Many people believe that having a seizure involves convulsions, shaking and essentially passing out for a period of time. And others think that if you have a seizure, you must be epileptic. Both ...

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 ...

For 70% of patients with epilepsy, drugs can control seizures. However, they can't cure epilepsy, and most people will need to continue taking medications. An accurate diagnosis of the type of ...

Nocturnal seizures occur while falling asleep or waking up. They are often linked to epilepsy and can manifest through unusual nighttime behaviors. Recognizing the symptoms of nocturnal seizures, such ...