Researchers says millions of people globally could be carriers of the faulty gene behind the disorder.

Epilepsy is a common disorder that can affect people of all ages, including young children. For young children, this neurological condition makes them more susceptible to having seizures that can be ...

A 6-year-old girl is one of more than 80 people worldwide who has finally received a diagnosis of a new condition following ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Children with epilepsy experienced more sleep-related problems such as night waking, parasomnias and ...

Scientists say they have discovered a new condition behind one of the most common genetic causes of severe epilepsy in ...

Epilepsy is a disorder of the central nervous system (CNS). This neurological dysfunction arises due to disruption in nervous activity in the CNS that causes seizures or periods of highly unusual ...

A surgical treatment commonly used to reduce epileptic seizures in adults also is effective and safe for children, according to a new study. The study is one of the first to investigate responsive ...

In the Middle Ages, epilepsy was blamed on demonic possession. Centuries later, the superstition may be gone, but the stigma has proved far harder to shake. And it is children who often carry the ...

Silas Hurd has his good days and his bad days. The 9-year-old's debilitating seizures are hard to watch, but his father, Forrest Hurd, said one thing can improve the boy's quality of life: medicinal ...

Researchers found that children with epilepsy say their quality of life is comparable to that of their healthy siblings. The parents of these children, though, say just the opposite. They rate their ...

Epilepsy, which is characterized by seizures of unknown origin, affects millions of people worldwide. It is a neurological disorder and often the cause is not completely known. Brian and Megan Sortman ...

A woman whose child suffered from seizures as a child claims a keto diet helped control them. Susan Hall says her son’s rare form of epilepsy “grew out of control” in 2000 when he was just 18 months ...