Risk factors for epilepsy, like poor sleep, might be more common in certain regions of the U.S., researchers say.

A pair of studies will offer insights into the therapeutic effects of specialized diets in adults with epilepsy. Researchers have long known that dietary therapy, in conjunction with a regimen of anti ...

Where you grow old in the United States may change your odds of developing epilepsy. A new study in JAMA Neurology has mapped ...

Moving forward The CDC reports that one in 100 U.S. adults has active epilepsy, and studies suggest that one third of these are not receiving adequate treatment or care. 30 Although this recent report ...

Until now, we didn’t have a national picture of where epilepsy affects older adults the most,” said study author Weichuan ...

A first-of-its-kind nationwide study has mapped epilepsy incidence rates among older adults in the United States and ...

Epilepsy affects 65 million people worldwide. Although antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) can control seizures in 60%-70% of people with epilepsy, the remaining 30%-40% with refractory epilepsy must resort to ...

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The research found that mortality rates for epilepsy-related deaths did not decrease between 2009 (6.8 per 100,000) and 2015 (9.1 per 100,000), despite advances in treatment during this time (Vienna, ...

Nearly 20% of adult epilepsy patients report symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a rate much higher than of the general adult population, a ...

Ketogenic diet. The ketogenic diet is efficacious against multiple seizure types and epilepsy syndromes, often producing a cessation of seizures. 20 How it works remains a mystery. I could find ...