It is known that the antiepileptic drug valproate increases the risk of developmental disorders in unborn children. A study ...

A drug made from marijuana that does not produce a "high" may help reduce seizures in people with certain types of epilepsy that are difficult to treat, new research suggests. In two new studies, ...

Patients with treatment-resistant epilepsy often cycle through multiple medications as they seek relief from the seizures that disrupt their lives. Yet in many cases, these drugs offer little benefit, ...

Eight Northwestern researchers published a study April 29 detailing how RNA therapy could be used before birth to combat a ...

Scientists are reporting a breakthrough discovery: A $3-per-pill epilepsy drug may be used to “switch off” autism symptoms in mice, according to a new peer-reviewed study published Tuesday in ...

Why do adults make new brain cells? A study published in Cell Stem Cell provides the first cellular evidence that making new brain cells in adults supports verbal learning and memory, which enables ...

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has allowed researchers to map the memory functions that are often impaired within the brains of children with epilepsy. Additionally, a separate study of ...

A WIDE variety of sensory or psychic experiences may presage or precipitate a convulsive seizure. The knowledge of this premonitory and sequential pattern of events that introduce the seizure often ...

UH researchers are pioneering advances in the understanding of and causes of seizures through participation in various clinical and surgical studies including: A Double-Blind, Randomized Conversion to ...