When we think of seizures, the image that often comes to mind is convulsions — a person shaking, jerking, or losing control of their body. To be honest, that image alone is jarring enough to leave ...

Glauser TA, Cnaan A, Shinnar S, et al; Childhood Absence Epilepsy Study Group. Ethosuximide, valproic acid, and lamotrigine in childhood absence epilepsy. N Engl J Med. 2010;362:790-799. This study ...

A particular structure in the brain is a "choke point" for a type of epileptic seizure that affects mostly children, Stanford University School of Medicine investigators have found. The researchers ...

What Is an Absence Seizure? Symptoms, Causes and More: By Shreoshree Chakrabarty Absence seizures are a type of epilepsy marked by brief lapses in awareness, often mistaken for daydreaming. Most ...

Background: Childhood absence epilepsy is the most common form of epilepsy in children. Ethosuximide (Zarontin), lamotrigine (Lamictal), and valproic acid (Depakote) are options for initial ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (NewsNation) — March 26 is Purple Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness about epilepsy worldwide. An estimated 50 million ...

Children who have seizures due to high fevers generally won't develop epilepsy, though. The risk of epilepsy increases if a child has a prolonged fever-associated seizure, another nervous system ...

Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) is a rare and severe form of epilepsy, accounting for up to 4 percent of all childhood epilepsy cases. LGS is characterized by three criteria: multiple seizure types, ...

Do not start sodium valproate for the first time in people (male or female) younger than 55 years, unless 2 specialists independently agree and document that there is no other effective and tolerated ...

A retrospective study of 19 children with blood cancers suggests topiramate may offer a well-tolerated maintenance ...

This article is brought to you by Manning Family Children’s. At 19-years-old, Mallory Murphy is known for her infectious smile, competitive spirit and role as an assistant coach for her high school ...