Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 75-year-old woman in reasonably good health. Two months ago, I had a seizure in my doctor's office during my annual checkup. I woke up in an emergency room in a large ...

Strokes and seizures are both serious neurological events that significantly impact brain function, yet they differ in their underlying causes, symptoms, and long-term effects. A stroke occurs when ...

In a neurology lab at Mayo Clinic, Dr. Benjamin Brinkmann studies the brain's electrical rhythms across days, weeks and months — searching for patterns that reveal when seizures are most likely to ...

When Disney Channel star Cameron Boyce died in 2019, his death was ruled a sudden unexpected death in epilepsy, otherwise known as SUDEP. Boyce, then 20, experienced his first seizure at almost 17, ...

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 ...

Diagnosing epilepsy involves a review of your medical history. You may have neurological testing and blood tests done. Blood ...

On World Epilepsy Day 2026, experts warn that frequent “daydreaming” in children may signal hidden seizures. Subtle forms ...

“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 ...

Seizures are unpredictable and often cause a sense of panic among those who witness them. For an onlooker, it can look like a ...