Although several drugs in wide use at the present time benefit the majority of patients with petit-mal seizures the seizures of some patients are not controlled by commonly used medications; thus, in ...

Patients were seen by one of us, either as clinic or as office patients in the Seizure Unit of the Children's Medical Center in Boston. The series, like that of Doyle, Livingston and Pearson, 9 is ...

About 150,000 new cases of epilepsy are confirmed in the U.S. each year. But the cause of epilepsy – a neurological condition that causes seizures – remains unknown for 6 out of 10 people. Scientists ...

Editor’s note: Amber Brady of Shady Spring has suffered from epileptic seizures for most of her life. She had her first petit mal and grand mal seizures while in elementary school. Now, the ...

Epilepsy isn't one disease or condition. There are many kinds of epilepsy with different symptoms and patterns. It's important to know what kind you have. It can help you and your doctor understand ...

Ketogenic diet. The ketogenic diet is efficacious against multiple seizure types and epilepsy syndromes, often producing a cessation of seizures. 20 How it works remains a mystery. I could find ...

Normally, your brain sends signals through your nervous system in a predictable, organized way. But sometimes, these signals get mixed up and cause a seizure. You might experience a seizure as a ...

Epilepsy is a condition characterized by recurrent seizures (periods of abnormal electrical activity in the brain). The seizures are usually brief (lasting from a few seconds to a few minutes).

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Dear Dr. Donohue — My daughter, age 7, began to have brief attacks where she appeared to be in another world. They didn't last ...