It can start with a vacant stare, what appear to be muscle twitches or a full-blown seizure. But no matter how it begins, any time a child is diagnosed with epilepsy is often a frightening time for ...

Surgeons who observe persistent fluid buildup after disconnecting epileptic and healthy brain areas should think twice before installing low-pressure nonprogrammable drainage shunts, according to a ...

NEW YORK (MedscapeWire) Apr 17 — The gamma knife is effective in medically intractable seizures with localized foci, according to a case series of 4 children reported in the March issue of Epilepsy.

WASHINGTON, DC — Almost three quarters of patients with medically intractable seizures who received neurostimulation with a novel device called the RNS System (NeuroPace Inc) had sustained seizure ...

A unique nerve-stimulation treatment called trigeminal nerve stimulation reduced the number of seizures over 50 percent. The results, though preliminary, are very encouraging. Epilepsy is a common ...

A review of randomized controlled trials suggests patients with epilepsy refractory to medical management may benefit from vagal nerve stimulation. A new review suggests that vagal nerve stimulation ...

Abstracts from the American Epilepsy Society (AES) display potential benefits of cannabidiol (CBD) on pediatric patients with epilepsy in tertiary care centers and highlight areas where further ...

Objectives: Is to detect some auto-antibodies that may be present in intractable epilepsy (IE). Also the role of steroid as add on therapy in treatment and improving the quality of life of patients ...

A new study found that it is generally safe to withdraw anti-seizure medications in children with epilepsy who have achieved seizure-freedom while on the medication. Researchers found that these ...

KAIST researchers have discovered that brain somatic mutations in the MTOR gene induce intractable epilepsy and suggest a precision medicine to treat epileptic seizures. Daejeon, Republic of Korea, ...

While about 80 percent of people with epilepsy gain significant relief from drug therapy, the remaining 20 percent have seizures that cannot be controlled by medications. Many of these people have a ...

One of the major causes of intractable epilepsy is a malformation of brain development that occurs in individuals with focal cortical dysplasia or tuberous sclerosis complex. These malformations are ...