To identify the brain region responsible for causing a patient's epilepsy, physicians first use an EEG to record brain activity during a seizure by attaching electrodes around the patient's scalp.

For some stroke survivors, the damage caused by the stroke can lead to epilepsy due to scarring and disrupted electrical ...

It’s what we saw in the mice as well.” They also saw that when seizures were triggered in the mice, brain activity in the cortex resembled that of deep sleep — despite the cortex not being where the ...

Epilepsy is the most common chronic brain disease, with nearly 3 million adults in the U.S. diagnosed. Epilepsy can be ...

Isaac Klapper was 10 years old when he started having episodes of what doctors initially thought was a movement disorder.

characterized by recurrent seizures caused by abnormal brain activity. These seizures can range from mild episodes of altered behavior to severe convulsions and unconsciousness, affecting ...

If you have epilepsy, you may experience seizures at night. Symptoms may include bedwetting and tongue biting. Doctors typically diagnose seizure disorders with an electroencephalogram. A seizure ...

EPILEPSY IS A CHRONIC BRAIN DISORDER THAT CAUSES SEIZURES, WHICH ARE UNCONTROLLED BURSTS OF ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY THAT CHANGE SENSATIONS, BEHAVIORS, AWARENESS, AND MUSCLE MOVEMENTS. ANYONE OF ANY ...