Provoked seizures are not considered to be epilepsy, which is defined as two or more unprovoked seizures, and provoked seizures typically do not require long-term treatment with antiseizure medication ...

Seizures in babies occur when an unusual burst of electrical activity occurs between neurons, or brain cells, in the brain. Signs and symptoms include eye rolling, clenching of muscles, and keeping ...

Seizures are characterized by abnormal changes in the brain’s electrical activity. These changes can cause loss of consciousness or involuntary movements, like shaking or jerking. If you have two or ...

A 20-year-old woman presented to a specialist epilepsy center with seizures, myoclonus, ataxia, and impaired executive functions. She was born to unrelated parents, had febrile seizures in infancy, ...

Myoclonic epilepsies encompass a spectrum of hereditary disorders characterised by sudden, brief involuntary muscle jerks often accompanied by seizures of varying severity. At their core, many ...

SINGAPORE – The swelling in her legs persisted for over a week, so Abigail Chua, then 13, went to the doctor and was put through a battery of tests to get to its root cause. After two weeks of scans ...