Children and young adults with severe forms of epilepsy that does not respond to standard antiepileptic drugs have fewer seizures when treated with purified cannabinoid, according to a multi-center ...

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

Identifying childhood epilepsy at an early stage is vital; a late diagnosis can hinder a child's growth and education. Specialists stress that this often-misunderstood brain condition, which faces ...

Maternal diabetes mellitus, particularly type 2 and type 1, is associated with an increased epilepsy risk in offspring, a Canadian population study found.

Background. Klein and colleagues have previously published data [1] on the frequency of febrile seizures after receipt of the measles-mumps-rubella-varicella (MMRV) vaccine. They demonstrated that the ...

The administration of oral cannabis extracts is associated with the mitigation of seizures in adolescents with epilepsy, according to clinical data published this month in the journal Epilepsy & ...

Scientists are moving toward a genetic test that could help thousands of mothers with epilepsy safely take life-saving ...

Epilepsy remains one of the most common neurological disorders globally. Firstpost brings out experts’ views on signs, developmental impact, rural-urban treatment gaps and how AI and precision ...

Maternal diabetes (T1DM, T2DM, and gestational diabetes mellitus) is associated with an increased risk for epilepsy in offspring.

A new study led by researchers at University of Iowa Health Care has revealed a significant association between high blood pressure during pregnancy (gestational hypertension) and an increased risk of ...

On the fourth floor of Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital — past blue and white walls designed with underwater bubbles and waves — a new medical clinic treats children at their most vulnerable: ...

High blood pressure in pregnancy (gestational hypertension) affects nearly 16% of pregnancies in the United States and has long been associated with various health complications for both mothers and ...