Shena Pearson nearly froze in her seat, terrified, as she stared at a power-point slide. She was at her first meeting of an epilepsy foundation, seeking help for her 12-year-old son Trysten, when a ...

Share on Pinterest Experts say more research and access to treatment are needed for people with epilepsy. Oscar Wong/Getty Images Epilepsy is a neurological condition that produces changes in the ...

New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine reveals why sleep can put people with epilepsy at increased risk of sudden death. Both sleep and seizures work together to slow the ...

Today, approximately 3 million people in the United States are living with epilepsy, a condition that is characterized by two unprovoked seizures or one unprovoked seizure with the likelihood of more.

A combination of missed prevention opportunities and health inequalities can result in the early deaths of people living with ...

Epilepsy was linked to a significantly increased the risk for hospitalization and death from COVID-19 early in the pandemic, while healthcare utilization rates in this patient population declined, ...

When Jessica Lourinia went to wake her daughter up, 7-year-old Piper was stiff. Jessica yelled for her husband, Kevin, who called 911. Emergency responders arrived at the Lourinias' Colonie home and ...

Patients with epilepsy (PWE) have up to a 40-fold increased risk of sudden death compared with the general population. Exercise testing has been used to predict risk of sudden death, but few studies ...

Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is concerning and many — even those with seizure disorders — may not be aware of this condition. New research reports that 76% of caregivers are more likely ...

—A new study advances our knowledge about the elevated risk of unnatural deaths among epilepsy patients and suggests some preventive steps. Reviewed by Aaron Miller, MD, Professor of Neurology, Icahn ...

Almost 80% of epilepsy deaths among adults are potentially avoidable, results of a new study from Scotland suggest. The research shows that such avoidable deaths "remain common and have not declined ...