Epileptic seizures alter sleep by prolonging the stage that's central to memory formation, potentially predisposing the brain to "remember" how to trigger subsequent seizures more easily, a small ...

The unpredictable, debilitating nature of a seizure can be frightening, for both the person experiencing it and any loved ones watching nearby. In that moment, control often slips away as muscles ...

Quality sleep is critical for people living with epilepsy to avoid triggering seizures. Poor sleep can affect seizures, memory, and more.

DURHAM (WTVD) -- 1 in 13 people will experience a seizure by the time they're 70, and a third of those will go on to have a second one, leading to a diagnosis of Epilepsy. It's facts like these that ...

Jennifer Alvis was diagnosed with epilepsy when she was four years old. Now 40 years old and seizure-free, Alvis jokes that it took 36 years for technology to catch up so she could receive the care ...

Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. Characterized primarily by seizures, epilepsy can present in a variety of ways depending on the individual and the ...

Having epilepsy was something I never expected. Like most people diagnosed with a chronic condition, I just wanted to live a normal life. But epilepsy doesn’t always allow for normal. It interrupts; ...

Imagine we could switch on bliss, the feeling that everything in your body and the world is completely, utterly … perfect. That might one day be possible, according to Fabienne Picard, a French Swiss ...