Researchers from Lund University in Sweden have discovered higher levels of immune proteins in the blood before and after an epileptic seizure. The possible biomarkers can be identified using a simple ...

The University of Utah College of Pharmacy's Anticonvulsant Drug Development (ADD) Program has been awarded a five-year $19.5 million contract renewal with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to ...

Autoimmune epilepsy is a newly defined group of conditions characterized by recurrent seizures associated with autoimmunity. Cancer and infections are two potential triggers. Epilepsy is a seizure ...

Oregon paramedics will start testing a drug that could some day let people treat long, dangerous seizures even before an ambulance arrives. If the test works, it could give a new anti-seizure tool not ...

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 ...

University of Virginia Brain Institute and School of Medicine researchers have received an initial $9.3 million award from the National Institutes of Health to determine if the powerful anesthetic ...