Clinical

Driving is a privilege that provides independence and convenience in our daily lives. But epilepsy can complicate a person’s ability to drive. Driving restrictions are often put in place for...

Epilepsy is a serious neurological disease that affects millions of people worldwide. Around 5 million people are diagnosed with the condition each year. But the burdens that people with epilepsy...

About 2.4 percent of people who identify as LGBTQ+ have epilepsy. That is compared to 1.2 percent of cisgender heterosexual people. Cisgender means identifying as the same gender you were...

One type of epilepsy, called reflex epilepsy, involves seizures that are triggered by certain sensory events. Triggers often come from the environment, like flashing lights or loud noises. Looking at...

Seizures start from abnormal electrical activity in the brain. They affect muscle control and language. They also affect vision and movement. A seizure's impact depends on where the abnormal electrical...

A seizure is a short change in normal brain activity. This can cause changes in behavior, movement, or awareness. Symptoms like jerking and shaking movements are easy to notice. But...

It can be hard to avoid planes. You may need to travel by air for work, family, or vacations. But, if you have epilepsy, there may be other complications. The...

Nearly half of all people with epilepsy can experience seizure clusters. Seizure clusters is the name for multiple seizures in one day. They may also be called acute repetitive seizures...

If you are living with epilepsy, you may have found that seizures can have some unique triggers. During the summer heat, it might be helpful to focus on how the...

Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) is a severe type of epilepsy. Seizures usually start before 4 years old. People with LGS have many types of seizures, including tonic seizures, in which muscles...

Dravet syndrome is a rare form of epilepsy that starts in infancy. It is also called severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy (SMEI). Seizures can be life-threatening and hard to treat...

Dravet syndrome is a form of childhood epilepsy that begins in infancy. Older names for Dravet syndrome include polymorphic seizures, polymorphic epilepsy in infancy, or severe myoclonic epilepsy in infancy...

Infantile spasms (IS) and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) are both seizure disorders that affect children. Researchers have found that 1 in every 3 children that live with IS will one day...

A seizure takes place when there is a sudden electrical surge in the brain. How this surge affects a person with epilepsy depends on the location of the seizure. Symptoms...

Childhood epilepsy can have long-term consequences for those with the condition. But epilepsy also affects the parents and caregivers of children who have it. Caring for a child with epilepsy...

When a person with epilepsy has a seizure, the electrical activity in their brain is disrupted. Clusters of nerve cells, called neurons, send too many electrical signals at too fast...

Epilepsy is a brain disorder that causes seizures. The condition affects about 6 out of every 1,000 children aged 0 to 17. Some children with epilepsy have developmental delays. About...

Seizures are caused by a sudden, brief change in the brain's electrical activity. People with epilepsy can have different seizure triggers. Some common triggers are: With cold and flu season...

Having epilepsy can affect your ability to have sex. Epilepsy can affect your sexual desire (drive) as well as your physical ability to have sex. The good news is, there...

Epilepsy affects about 1.2 percent of people. In 30 percent of people with epilepsy, seizures cannot be controlled with drugs. If you are one of those people, an epilepsy center...