For National Epilepsy Awareness Month in November, a Texas Tech Physicians expert shares a message to help children and families face epilepsy with knowledge and confidence.

If you have a first seizure as an adult, it could be an indication of epilepsy, or it may be an isolated episode. Causes in adults include a stroke, head trauma, alcohol withdrawal, brain tumor, or ...

The causes, risk factors and warning signs of seizure. May 17, 2008— -- As U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy recovers from what his office has identified as a seizure, questions linger about his overall ...

Epilepsy presents differently in each person. The condition has a range of symptoms that varies. Convulsions can be one sign of epilepsy. However, people often experience epilepsy without ever having ...

Neuronal degeneration is the most severe long-term consequence of repetitive seizures in patients with epilepsy, which until now was thought to be primarily caused by excitotoxicity, or ...

Six students from Troy High have launched a nonprofit called Project Synara with the goal of educating the public about ...

Older adults who have a heart attack may be more likely to develop epilepsy later in life, according to a study published in ...

Loss of consciousness can pose real dangers for people with seizure disorders. And while not all seizures cause loss of consciousness, Yale researchers have now discovered how one common type of ...

Scientists from Laval University and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center have joined forces to understand ...