Since 1983, eight new AEDs have been introduced (see Table 2 below). Sadly, a recent VA study of more than 21,000 subjects aged 65 years and older revealed that 80% were being treated with ...

(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 ...

This transcript has been edited for clarity. Andrew N. Wilner, MD: Welcome to Medscape. I'm your host, Dr Andrew Wilner, reporting on the annual American Epilepsy Society meeting. With me today is my ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Focal cortex stimulation with an implantable device reduced seizure activity in more than 50% of participants at ...

Antiseizure medications help prevent seizures for people with epilepsy. Keppra is a common antiseizure drug used for various types of epilepsy. Dilantin, another antiseizure drug, can cause serious ...

Specialist neurologist and NASA President, Dr Patty Francis, says that epilepsy affects individuals of all ages and increases the risk of premature death up to three times compared with the general ...