If medications for epilepsy therapy do not control or eliminate epileptic seizure activity, neurosurgical procedures may help achieve better seizure control. G. Rees Cosgrove, M.D., F.R.C.S. and Andrew J. Cole M.D., F.R.C.P. state on the...
Epilepsy occurs when the normal electric activity in the brain gets disrupted causing abnormal tastes and smells as well as convulsions, according to the American Academy of Neurology. Epilepsy can often be treated with medications, but for some...
While atonic and tonic seizures usually occur during childhood, the seizures may continue into adulthood. Treating these episodes can be a frustrating process because they don't respond well to traditional antiepileptics (AEDs) like carbamazepine...
Characterized by high levels of electrical activity in the brain, epilepsy syndromes clinically present with several different kinds of seizures predominantly in children, but also in adults. Because the seizures happen during sensitive times in...
Nonepileptic seizures are those that mimic epileptic seizures but have another cause. Epileptic seizures are caused by dysfunctional neurological signals in the brain's cortex while nonepileptic episodes are spurred by a complicating medical...
The Epilepsy Foundation points out that every year, 300,000 people have their first seizure. In a seizure, electrical activity in the brain becomes disrupted, resulting in physical or behavioral changes. One type of seizure is an atonic seizure,...
