What is a Focal Seizure? All seizures occur due to abnormal electrical activity in the brain. When the seizure originates at one side of the brain and remains confined within a limited area, it is ...

In focal epilepsy, seizures are generated by a localized, synchronous neuronal electrical discharge that may spread to large portions of the brain. In spite of intense research in the field of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with focal nonmotor seizures experienced a delay from first seizure to diagnosis that was 10 times ...

Families often preferred to remain on treatment despite the risk of vision loss. For patients with focal seizures due to tuberous sclerosis, treatment with vigabatrin may be an effective option for ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved cenobamate (Xcopri, SK Life Science) for the treatment of partial-onset seizures in adult patients with epilepsy. Today's approval was based on ...

Two stress-reducing behavioral interventions may be effective in reducing seizures in adult patients with medication-resistant focal epilepsy, new research suggests. In a randomized trial of 64 ...

Having subtler symptoms, a form of epilepsy that affects only one part of the brain often goes undiagnosed long enough to cause unexpected seizures that contribute to car crashes, a new study finds.

Share on Bluesky. Opens in a new tab or window Share on X. Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window BOSTON -- Implantation of so-called inhibitory neurons helped ...

Epilepsy is a neurological condition that causes recurrent seizures or involuntary, sudden, and uncontrolled bursts of uncontrolled electrical activity between the neurons (brain cells). Some people ...

University of California San Diego is conducting new, Phase 2/3 national epilepsy clinical research trials, called Rise, to study BHV-7000, a novel investigational therapy, in focal epilepsy.