Understanding seizure causes and their warning signs together with when to seek medical help is crucial because not all ...

Background. Klein and colleagues have previously published data [1] on the frequency of febrile seizures after receipt of the measles-mumps-rubella-varicella (MMRV) vaccine. They demonstrated that the ...

Seizures caused by fevers in children as a result of vaccinations are extremely rare, according to a new study published in Pediatrics. For the study, researchers determined the risk of febrile ...

The Food and Drug Administration says it's investigating reports of people suffering seizures after using e-cigarettes. The FDA issued a public notice Wednesday saying it's identified 35 such cases of ...

The number of U.S. children who suffer seizures after swallowing prescription medications or illicit drugs has doubled in recent years, a new study finds. Drug poisonings among kids resulting in ...

Brielle Langford's life was a series of worries and "watch outs." The 11 year old from New Braunfels had her first seizure when she was 4 days old after having hyperglycemia and then a stroke. Her ...

One third of patients with untreated cerebral cavernous malformations (CCMs) experienced epileptic seizures, with the risk for recurrence being lower among those on antiseizure medications after the ...

“It’s all about the brain,” said Jennifer DeWolfe, D.O., professor in the UAB Department of Neurology. “Seizure manifestations are stereotyped, so the same symptoms occur with each seizure that ...

Longer seizures during the first electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) session was linked with a greater likelihood of remission in major depressive disorder, a population-based cohort study suggested. In ...

Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders, affecting 3.4 million Americans or 1 in 26 over a lifetime. The hallmark of epilepsy is seizures caused by abnormal bursts of electrical ...