Here are some of the key strategies to help those with epilepsy manage day-to-day living with confidence. a) Seizure Types: Seizures can be as mild as absence (brief lapses in awareness ... b) Wearing ...

Three key things to remember when someone is having a seizure: Stay with them; keep them safe; turn them on their side.

Discover how responsive neurostimulation (RNS) helped Wendy Buch regain her life, reducing seizures and improving her quality of life.

CARES ID bracelets offer first responders the personal, contact and medical information of patients by quickly scanning a QR ...

Organized in 1986, the UAB Epilepsy Center is an effort of the Department of Neurology in conjunction with UAB Hospital to offer clinical, research, and education services to patients with epilepsy.

The Canadian Epilepsy Alliance says an ongoing shortage of an epilepsy medication is leaving some patients worried they'll start to have seizures again if they switch to an alternative. The ...

For months, Rebecca Roland and her family have been scouring the province for pharmacies that carry her father’s epilepsy medication. The drug, Teva-Clobazam, has been in short supply in Canada ...

To round off an amazing year of winners, we awarded our final Epilepsy Star award for 2024 to two incredible children, Frankie and Aisha, who used their quick thinking to help their mums when they ...

Sodium valproate is used to treat epilepsy, bipolar disorder and migraines. For some people with epilepsy, it can be the only medication that is effective. However, it has been linked to problems in ...

The Epilepsy Foundation has provided funding for more than 60 of the 120 products currently in the epilepsy pipeline. This is an update on a project we have helped fund that is now available for ...

Seizure medicines can affect the way the body handles antibiotics. But the reverse is also true: some antibiotics affect levels of seizure medicines. If you are taking doxycycline (Vibramycin) for ...