When Disney Channel star Cameron Boyce died in 2019, his death was ruled a sudden unexpected death in epilepsy, otherwise ...

A seizure occurs when there is sudden abnormal electrical activity that temporarily interrupts normal brain function. Large groups of neurons fire at the same time like an electrical storm inside ...

If you or a loved one has experienced a seizure, you know how scary they can be. The uncontrolled jolting, stiffening of the body, and even loss of consciousness can be unnerving under the best of ...

Researchers at the University of Virginia Brain Institute and UVA School of Medicine will conduct a trial to see if the ...

The first ever recording of a dying human brain has revealed what happens right before we die, and it certainly makes for ...

They're searching for a scent that no human can detect: the scent of an epileptic seizure. We've long known that dogs can detect seizures in humans in some cases 45 minutes before they occur.

Certain proteins found in the human brain have long been known to be critical to controlling how brain cells communicate with each other. So-called GABAA receptors are proteins that control the flow ...

Using a single-cell sequencing technique, Brazilian researchers have created the first cell atlas of focal cortical dysplasia ...

Organized in 1986, the UAB Epilepsy Center is an effort of the Department of Neurology in conjunction with UAB Hospital to offer clinical, research, and education services to patients with epilepsy.

In the United States, nearly three million adults 18 years and older reported having active epilepsy during 2021 and 2022.