New-onset adult seizures may be due to stroke, high blood sugar, alcohol use or withdrawal, and several other medical conditions. If you had a first-time seizure as an adult, it may be a sign of ...

A first seizure in adulthood is a common reason for emergency department evaluation and subsequent follow-up in primary care. Family physicians are often responsible for confirming the diagnosis, ...

This edition of FP Essentials is particularly salient for me as one of my long-time adult patients recently received a diagnosis of a seizure disorder. My patient was first evaluated in the clinic by ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday finalized guidance providing recommendations for developing drugs to treat pediatric patients with partial onset seizures (POS) by extrapolating ...

Imagine not being able to drive, shower alone or even work because you are never quite sure when the next seizure will leave you incapacitated. Hope may be on the horizon for epilepsy patients who ...

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 ...

Alkem Laboratories Ltd announced the launch of NeuCeno (cenobamate), anti-seizure medication (ASM) for the treatment of partial-onset seizures in adult patients. Cenobamate, being launched for the ...

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 October 8, 2025, ...

Blood pressure medications taken by millions of Britons may increase the risk of a dangerous drop in blood sodium, new research suggests. The condition, called hyponatremia, can cause confusion, ...

Frequent cannabis users with drug-resistant epilepsy have more convulsive seizures and require more antiseizure medications, ...