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The Epilepsy Foundation announced today that it has awarded $250,000 in funding at their 2025 Shark Tank Competition on ...

The bill safeguards physician-directed care in a school setting and helps school personnel manage students living with ...

May is officially recognized as Women’s Health Month. This month, we’re taking the time to highlight women’s unique health issues and the importance for women of all ages to make their health and well ...

At the age of 9, I became 1 in 26. My journey began unexpectedly at an out-of-state diving meet, where I woke up surrounded by paramedics. From that moment on, my life shifted into a whirlwind of EEGs ...

The 118 undersigned organizations – representing people living with epilepsy; caregivers and loved ones; physicians, care providers, and epilepsy centers; epilepsy researchers; and others – are united ...

Dr. Penovich is an Emeritus member of the Minnesota Epilepsy Group PA in St. Paul, Minnesota, and an Adjunct Clinical Professor in the Department of Neurology at the University of Minnesota. She is an ...

GRIN2A is a gene found on chromosome 16. It provides instructions for making a protein in the brain called glutamate ionotropic receptor that forms a subunit of the NMDA (N-methyl-D-aspartate) ...

Some concerns faced by people living with epilepsy include taking medications properly, having healthy habits, keeping in mind seizure safety guidelines, and avoiding medications that may worsen your ...

Familial focal epilepsy with variable foci (FFEVF) is a rare syndrome of focal seizures with varying degrees of severity and symptoms of seizures in different family members. Each family member will ...

Xiyan Yi MD, Ushtar Amin MD, and Selim Benbadis MD, of the University of South Florida’s Comprehensive Epilepsy Program answer frequently asked questions about seizures and epilepsy post-stroke.

Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) is a genetic disorder that occurs in 1 out of 6,000 people and can involve multiple organs in the body, including the brain, heart, kidneys, lungs, eyes, and skin. The ...