Why does the same genetic mutation cause a severe brain malformation in some patients but not in others? Researchers from the ...

Brain organoids reveal that two genetic mutations in DEPDC5 drive epilepsy, disrupting early brain development, and causing ...

WASHINGTON -- The research is persuasive: When drugs don't completely control epilepsy, surgery often can -- and the sooner it's tried, the better. Yet while children are going under the knife at ...

In temporal lobe epilepsy — a common and debilitating form of the disorder — seizures often cause those affected to lose consciousness. But why that happens has been unclear. In a new study, Yale ...

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 ...

Autoimmune epilepsy is a newly defined group of conditions characterized by recurrent seizures associated with autoimmunity. Cancer and infections are two potential triggers. Epilepsy is a seizure ...

Longitudinal data suggested that treatment-resistant focal epilepsy may improve over time. Nearly 70% had reduced seizure frequency and some patients achieved seizure freedom. Improvement was not ...