Since 1983, eight new AEDs have been introduced (see Table 2 below). Sadly, a recent VA study of more than 21,000 subjects aged 65 years and older revealed that 80% were being treated with ...

Grace Hinchman was a healthy 20-year-old college athlete when she suddenly developed epilepsy — an ordeal that made it difficult for her to talk, walk or know where she was. Doctors called her case ...

Post-hoc analysis from open-label Phase 3 study shows treatment with cenobamate led to a reduction of concomitant anti-seizure medications (ASMs) while maintaining ≥50% and 100% seizure reduction ...

Vulnerable patients with epilepsy and learning disabilities have been left at an "increased risk" of premature death because of the sudden closure of a specialist ... on behalf of the seven families ...

When older adults living in nursing homes are prescribed the pain medicine tramadol alongside certain antidepressants, their risk of seizures may go up, according to a study published in Neurology.

In a study designed to better understand sudden, unexpected deaths in young children, which usually occur during sleep, researchers have identified brief seizures, accompanied by muscle convulsions, ...