August 7, 2008 (Updated with commentary August 11, 2008) — Results of a new multistate study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that some 1 in 100 adults in the United States ...

Epilepsy is a common condition that affects the brain and causes seizures. In a seizure, the brain's electrical signals are suddenly disrupted or become too active.

In some situations, vagal-nerve stimulation, surgery, or diet, rather than drug therapy, may be prescribed, along with preventive management. Primary prevention. The clinician can practice primary ...

Older adults with epilepsy have worse depressive symptoms over time relative to those without epilepsy. These findings were recently published in Epilepsia.

A surgical treatment commonly used to reduce epileptic seizures in adults also is effective and safe for children, according to a new study. The study is one of the first to investigate responsive ...

May 4, 2010 — Lamotrigine is the most effective antiepileptic drug (AED) in older adults with epilepsy, with levetiracetam a close second, according to the results of a retrospective review of 10 AEDs ...

Many older adults with newly diagnosed epilepsy in the United States are being prescribed older anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs), and only half begin treatment with AEDs within the first 30 days of a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Epilepsy was not a significant factor among adults who had been hospitalized for attempted suicide, according to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The study included 250 patients with epilepsy. A history of delayed development and earlier seizure onset were ...

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 ...