Absence seizures, common in children, present as brief lapses in awareness, often mistaken for daydreaming. These ...

Imagine slipping in and out of consciousness hundreds of times per day, staying awake the whole time but having no sense of awareness during these lapses. In children with absence epilepsy, these ...

(NewsNation) — March 26 is Purple Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness about epilepsy worldwide. An estimated 50 million people worldwide are diagnosed with epilepsy, and seizures are the main ...

Stimulation of certain cerebellar areas could help combat absence seizures. However, what happens at the cellular and molecular level in the brain in this form of epilepsy and how exactly stimulation ...

Prompt initiation of anti-seizure medication significantly improves long-term outcomes. In most cases, seizures can be ...

Members of Bright Minds' leadership team will review the therapeutic rationale for BMB-101 and discuss the Company’s BREAKTHROUGH study, an open-label Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating the safety, ...

Research done at Cook Children's in Fort Worth could help doctors worldwide identify which part of the brain causes seizures in children with epilepsy. Professor Christos Papadelis, Ph.D., founding ...

The pediatric epilepsy team at Johns Hopkins has used the ketogenic diet to treat more than 1,500 children since 1994 ...

Neurologists warn winter can increase seizure risks as subtle symptoms go unnoticed. Experts explain early signs, seasonal ...