People with conditions that make them susceptible to seizures may use medications or undergo surgery to reduce the frequency and severity of seizures. They may also take precautions at home to help ...

Seizures may be of two main types, partial and generalized. There are four components of a seizure. Each of the four components are distinctly different and distinguished. Not all seizure types will ...

After the storm comes the calm. But contrary to the famous proverb, the brain's neurons enter a period of calm before the ...

Dr. Nitin Mariwalla says that there are many different ways that a seizure can lead to death, and they can be hard to sort out postmortem Julie Mazziotta is the Senior Sports Editor at PEOPLE, ...

Approximately 1 in 26 people develop epilepsy, a condition in which someone experiences recurring and unprovoked seizures. But experiencing a seizure does not always mean a person has epilepsy.

Many people who have had a seizure do not remember it. Afterward, they may feel confused and drowsy, have a headache, or be nauseous. Doctors often call this a postictal state. Usually, the brain ...

Seizures are caused by chemical changes in your body that affect the way your nerve cells talk to one another. This leads to sudden electrical activity inside your brain that can last a few seconds or ...

A seizure is an abnormal, temporary change in the brain’s electrical activity. It occurs when something disrupts the connections between nerve cells in the brain. Some seizures are related to medical ...

Seizure clusters happen when you have multiple seizures in a short time period, closer together than is usual for you, and recover between seizures. If you have a cluster of seizures, it's important ...

LOS ANGELES — The definition of seizure clusters varies significantly across epilepsy monitoring units (EMUs), according to a new survey of expert opinion. The findings should prompt the development ...