Raise your hand if you’ve ever made the mistake of googling your symptoms and instantly assumed the worst. If you’ve managed ...
Absence seizures, common in children, present as brief lapses in awareness, often mistaken for daydreaming. These non-convulsive seizures involve staring spells and subtle movements, potentially ...
Strokes and seizures are distinct neurological events impacting brain function. Strokes result from blood flow disruption, causing potential permanent damage, while seizures stem from abnormal ...
People with epilepsy are at risk for hypertension, atrial fibrillation, and hyperlipidemia; they also have an elevated risk ...
When she was 3 years old, Alana "Lani" Silverberg was eating a cookie when she started turning blue. Her mom, Sara, thought her daughter was choking and called 911. Lani was taken to Johns Hopkins ...
The unpredictable, debilitating nature of a seizure can be frightening, for both the person experiencing it and anyone watching nearby. In that moment, control often slips away as muscles stiffen, ...
Fake clickbait TikTok videos about epilepsy treatments are receiving more views than accurate, evidence-based offerings, a ...
Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: JAZZ) today announced that eight abstracts, including four that are late-breaking, will be presented on Epidiolex® (cannabidiol) at the American Epilepsy Society (AES ...
To help neurologists, mental health clinicians and other clinicians determine the best ways to help people manage functional seizures, the American Academy of Neurology has issued a new guideline, ...
Anoxic brain injury is happens when your brain does not get oxygen. It is a serious often life threatening medical event with ...
When we think of seizures, the image that often comes to mind is convulsions — a person shaking, jerking, or losing control of their body. To be honest, that image alone is jarring enough to leave ...
The percentage of adults reporting cognitive disabilities grew from 5.3% in 2013 to 7.4% in 2023, researchers reported in ...