A seizure occurs when there is abnormal electrical activity in the brain. There are different types of seizures depending on where and how much brain activity is affected. If someone is seizing make ...

The International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) has revised its classification of seizure types to improve nomenclature, add new seizure types, and give clinicians the ability to classify seizures ...

Updates to a 1980s classification system of epilepsies and seizure types, which identify several types of seizure not captured in the previous version, are expected to allow more fully informed ...

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Levetiracetam reduces tonic-clonic seizures by over 77% in clinical studies. Ethosuximide is highly effective for absence seizures, especially in children. Valproate remains the gold standard for ...

GLP-1s are linked to lower seizure recurrence, hospitalization, and mortality risk than other glucose-lowering drugs in ...

Children and young adults with a rare, debilitating type of epilepsy experienced half as many seizures while taking a cannabinoid drug, found a new study. A small handful of the study participants ...

Many people who have had a seizure do not remember it. Afterward, they may feel confused and drowsy, have a headache, or be nauseous. Doctors often call this a postictal state. Usually, the brain ...

A new study at the University of Bonn has shown that brake cell failure causes some types of seizure disorders. The study, to be published soon in the Journal of Neuroscience, looked at rats with a ...