(NewsNation) — March 26 is Purple Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness about epilepsy worldwide. An estimated 50 million people worldwide are diagnosed with epilepsy, and seizures are the main ...

What Emily is describing is her first memory of an absence seizure. Absence seizures are typical of childhood absence epilepsy, juvenile absence epilepsy, juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, and in up to 60% ...

This transcript has been edited for clarity. Andrew N. Wilner, MD: Welcome to Medscape. I'm your host, Dr Andrew Wilner, reporting on the annual American Epilepsy Society meeting. With me today is my ...

More than 3.4 million people in the United States have epilepsy, so it is a relatively common diagnosis. In fact, it is the fourth-most common neurologic condition in the world. November is National ...

Absence: 73.1% median reduction in the number of absence seizure ≥3s, p = 0.012 DEE: 63.3% median reduction in major motor seizures REM sleep improvement in patients with Absence Seizures: mean 90% ...

A doctor explains how early recognition and diagnosis of seizures can change the entire course of epilepsy.

People often associate seizures and major neurological problems that have convulsions or loss of consciousness. Remember, a brief blank stare, a curious sense of déjà vu, a few seconds of unexplained ...

(RTTNews) - Bright Minds Biosciences Inc. (DRUG), a clinical-stage biotechnology company, announced that it will host a conference call and live webcast at 8:00 AM ET on January 6, 2026, to report ...

If you or a loved one has experienced a seizure, you know how scary they can be. The uncontrolled jolting, stiffening of the body, and even loss of consciousness can be unnerving under the best of ...

DelveInsight forecasts a rise in the drug-resistant epilepsy market from 2025 to 2034, driven by higher prevalence, improved diagnosis, treatment advances, aging demographics, increased awareness, and ...