While about 80 percent of people with epilepsy gain significant relief from drug therapy, the remaining 20 percent have seizures that cannot be controlled by medications. Many of these people have a ...

Last month the first hospital outside of a clinical trial site implanted a pacemaker-like device in the brain of a patient. This may be a game-changer for patients with epilepsy. The device, called ...

WASHINGTON, DC — Almost three quarters of patients with medically intractable seizures who received neurostimulation with a novel device called the RNS System (NeuroPace Inc) had sustained seizure ...

J Child Neurol. 2004;19(9):680-686. Alternative treatments to anticonvulsant medications should be considered in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex when seizures cannot be effectively controlled ...

It can start with a vacant stare, what appear to be muscle twitches or a full-blown seizure. But no matter how it begins, any time a child is diagnosed with epilepsy is often a frightening time for ...

One of the major causes of intractable epilepsy is a malformation of brain development that occurs in individuals with focal cortical dysplasia or tuberous sclerosis complex. These malformations are ...

Resective surgery is a relatively common procedure for patients with intractable partial seizures, and results in complete seizure control over time in at least 50% of patients. Currently, however, ...

NeuroPace, Inc. today announced that results from its pivotal trial demonstrated the RNS® System, a novel investigational device that utilizes responsive brain neurostimulation, significantly reduced ...

Surgeons who observe persistent fluid buildup after disconnecting epileptic and healthy brain areas should think twice before installing low-pressure nonprogrammable drainage shunts, according to a ...

Women who have epilepsy often experience an increase in seizure frequency around the time of their menstruation each month, which is referred to as catamential epilepsy. Women who have epilepsy often ...

Since 1983, eight new AEDs have been introduced (see Table 2 below). Sadly, a recent VA study of more than 21,000 subjects aged 65 years and older revealed that 80% were being treated with ...

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