Epilepsy is a brain disorder that causes recurring, unprovoked seizures. Your doctor may diagnose you with epilepsy if you have two unprovoked seizures or one unprovoked seizure …

Every brain has the potential to seize. A person with epilepsy has a lower seizure threshold – this means they are more likely to have seizures than people without epilepsy. It is important to …

Seeing an epilepsy specialist or having an evaluation at an epilepsy center can help find out if you are having seizures. Not all events are due to epilepsy. An epilepsy center help you explore …

Seizures can take on many different forms, and seizures affect different people in different ways. Anything that the brain does normally can also occur during a seizure when the brain is …

The Epilepsy Foundation is your unwavering ally on your journey with epilepsy and seizures. The Foundation is a community-based, family-led organization dedicated to improving the lives of …

Many people with epilepsy experience disagreeable changes in their emotions, and the link between mood disorders and epilepsy has been observed for more than 2,000 years. While …

Children who have had tonic-clonic seizures and have a normal EEG and neurological exam have a 70% chance of being seizure-free without medication. If a child who has had tonic-clonic …

Focal onset seizures are the most common type of seizures experienced by people with epilepsy. For short, the term focal seizure can be used. When the seizure begins in one side of the brain …

Causes of epilepsy are different for each person, and some people have no identifiable cause. In others, doctors can trace epilepsy directly to genetics, brain trauma, autoimmune disorders, …

Epilepsy Pipeline Tracker . Part of our mission is to accelerate new therapies for people living with epilepsy and seizures. The Epilepsy Pipeline Tracker is a community-supported tool that …