Foundation will present the first data from its LGS Collaborative Outcomes Registry (LGS-CORE) at the 2026 NORD Rare Diseases & Orphan Products Breakthrough Summit, October 25 to 27 in Washington, DC.

A new study from France and Sweden has found a link between epilepsy and dementia developing before age 65, with one specific group facing a sixfold higher risk. However, the actual number of people ...

A new USC-led study links abnormal immature astroglia, star-shaped cells that support brain function, to lower fluid intelligence, or the ability to solve new problems, in older adults with epilepsy.

A febrile seizure is a convulsion that can occur when a child has a fever, usually as a result of infection. The seizure often occurs during the first day of a fever, which is defined as a temperature ...

From a neurological perspective, epilepsy is a long-term condition that requires more than medication and clinical monitoring ...

Today's high THC products might be raising people's risk of severe epilepsy, the researchers of a new study argue.

Edward Patrick, an NHS anaesthetist from Oxfordshire, shared the experience with The Sunday Times, recounting how his mother, ...

Q: Which doctor should I visit in case I suffer from seizures? A: You should visit a neurologist in case you suffer from seizures. A: If the parent suffers from epilepsy, quite often the child does ...

Febrile (say: FEB-rile) seizures are convulsions (severe shaking of the body) caused by a fever in infants and young children. During a febrile seizure, the child's arms and legs shake. Most febrile ...

If you or a loved one has experienced a seizure, you know how scary they can be. The uncontrolled jolting, stiffening of the body, and even loss of consciousness can be unnerving under the best of ...

Hyperthyroidism has been linked to an increased risk of seizures. It may increase risk by creating excitability in your brain that lowers the threshold needed for one to occur. Hyperthyroidism is when ...

Researchers at the University of Alabama have found a way to mimic epileptic seizures in the tiny roundworm C. elegans. The finding could make the worm a powerful model for unraveling the molecular ...