The type of seizure you have depends on what area and how much of the brain's electrical activity is affected.

This informational guide, part of POPSUGAR's Condition Center, lays out the realities of this health concern: what it is, what it can look like, and strategies that medical experts say are proven to ...

More than 3.4 million people in the United States are diagnosed with epilepsy, but researchers struggle to fully understand the spectrum of neurological disorders and its causes. Epilepsy is a general ...

Every year, India observes National Epilepsy Day on November 17 to raise awareness about epilepsy, a condition that affects the brain and causes sudden seizures or fits. The World Health Organization ...

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 ...

The Story Behind the Purple Pumpkin Movement The Purple Pumpkin Project was founded in September 2012 by Ron Lamontagne after ...

An abnormal electrical discharge in the brain causes a seizure. There are different types, and each can cause different symptoms. A seizure may result from a medical condition or another issue, such ...

New findings may take scientists a step closer to understanding what causes SUDEP - Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy - a rare but fatal complication of epilepsy. There are about 3,000 deaths from ...

Q: My neighbor’s son was just diagnosed with KCNT1 seizures, and they said it was a very rare disorder. Aren’t seizures fairly common in children? A: The brain has many nerve cells that communicate ...

Demaryius Thomas died on Dec. 9, 2021. He was found unconscious at his home in Roswell, Georgia, with police attributing his ...