(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 ...

More than 3.4 million people in the United States have epilepsy, so it is a relatively common diagnosis. In fact, it is the fourth-most common neurologic condition in the world. November is National ...

A particular structure in the brain is a "choke point" for a type of epileptic seizure that affects mostly children, Stanford University School of Medicine investigators have found. The researchers ...

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 ...

On World Epilepsy Day 2026, experts warn that frequent “daydreaming” in children may signal hidden seizures. Subtle forms ...

A seizure occurs when there is abnormal electrical activity in the brain. There are different types of seizures depending on where and how much brain activity is affected. If someone is seizing make ...

Epileptic seizures worsen via the same mechanism by which practice makes perfect, a new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine has found. The research, conducted on rodents with ...

FOR years, Zuzanna Urbanska didn’t understand why her mind would suddenly go blank mid-conversation. But the frightening ...