Columnist Allyx Formalejo reminds readers this National Epilepsy Awareness Month that some stories about epilepsy begin with ...

The present study was designed to evaluate the genetic mechanisms in patients with focal epileptiform discharges in the mid-temporal or central regions, an electroencephalographic abnormality of high ...

Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is the most common form of seizure activity in humans. It tends to arise predictably in discrete regions on the extreme poles of either side of the brain. The ability to ...

A 45 year-old woman presented for evaluation of poorly controlled temporal lobe seizures, despite taking three anticonvulsant medications. Her seizures always started with a "deja vu" feeling, ...

A team of researchers from the Florida State University College of Medicine has found that an amino acid produced by the brain could play a crucial role in preventing a type of epileptic seizure.

A recent study published in Epilepsia, the official journal of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE), indicates that people who have uncontrolled seizures on the left side of their brains ...

A 23 year-old woman presented for evaluation of intractable seizures. Her seizures would typically start with the perception of an odd smell followed by a staring spell. She would remain awake but ...