A charity has urged NHS officials to ensure that all children with severe epilepsy are given devices that alert their parents if they have a seizure during the night. Subscribe today for unlimited ...

Children with epilepsy are generally safe to come off anti-seizure drugs if they have stopped having seizures while on the drugs, a new study said yesterday. Subscribe today to access over 6,000 ...

COSTA MESA – The state nursing board voted Wednesday to oppose a Senate bill that would give school workers clear authority to administer an anti-seizure medication to students in an emergency. The ...

Nursing home residents who are prescribed a combination of tramadol, a pain medication, and antidepressants have a higher risk of seizures, according to an October study published in Neurology. The ...

Time is of the essence when a patient experiences a prolonged seizure, and immediate action is required to prevent long-term neurological damage, according to an article in the April issue of Critical ...

The researchers found that the risk for seizures increased with concomitant use of tramadol with CYP2D6-inhibiting versus neutral antidepressants. HealthDay News — Older adults in nursing homes (NHs) ...

Working memory and processing speed are often impaired in children with epilepsy, even in those with intact general cognitive abilities, and can adversely affect learning and problem-solving Attention ...

Medications can control seizures in most people with epilepsy, but they don’t work for everyone. About 30% of people taking the drugs can’t tolerate the side effects. In some cases, brain surgery may ...

What Is a Seizure and What Is Epilepsy? Seizures, abnormal movements or behavior due to unusual electrical activity in the brain, are a symptom of epilepsy. But not all people who appear to have ...