Epilepsy presents differently in each person. The condition has a range of symptoms that varies. Convulsions can be one sign of epilepsy. However, people often experience epilepsy without ever having ...
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 ...
For a long time, seizures were linked to superstition, possession, or mental illness, and those ideas haven’t fully ...
On World Epilepsy Day 2026, experts warn that frequent “daydreaming” in children may signal hidden seizures. Subtle forms ...
Think of epilepsy and you likely envision someone lying on the ground having a full-on convulsive seizure. Over 45,000 people in Ireland have epilepsy, a neurological disorder that affects the brain, ...
“It’s all about the brain,” said Jennifer DeWolfe, D.O., professor in the UAB Department of Neurology. “Seizure manifestations are stereotyped, so the same symptoms occur with each seizure that ...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 1 out of 10 people will have a seizure during their lifetime. Most of these seizures will be epileptic seizures, which are ...
Epilepsy in women is influenced by sex hormones during puberty, pregnancy and menopause. Seizure patterns and drug response ...
Specialist neurologist and NASA President, Dr Patty Francis, says that epilepsy affects individuals of all ages and increases the risk of premature death up to three times compared with the general ...