A new guideline by the American Academy of Neurology says psychological interventions are possibly effective in helping people achieve freedom from functional seizures. -- Functional seizures, ...

One of the most common causes of epilepsy is a structural brain abnormality. “Epilepsy can result from structural issues in ...

The AAN’s first-ever functional seizure guideline targets stigma and unnecessary treatment, offering clearer diagnostic steps ...

Individuals with epilepsy and their caregivers want improved communication and a broader base of information from their ...

New recommendations focused on psychological intervention may help manage or reduce the impact of functional seizures.

A febrile seizure is a convulsion that can occur when a child has a fever, usually as a result of infection. The seizure often occurs during the first day of a fever, which is defined as a temperature ...

If your child has a seizure, it's natural to have plenty of concerns about what exactly happened, why, and what comes next. There are treatments that can help, but a lot depends on the cause of the ...

A 23-year-old's seizures broke his spine. A stem cell implant into his brain stopped them. This story is part of a series on ...

Aug. 8 -- THURSDAY, Aug. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Even in high-risk children, death from febrile (fever-linked) seizures is rare, say Danish researchers who analyzed data on 1.6 million children. Febrile ...