To earn CME related to this news article, click here. January 14, 2009 — Lumbar puncture may not be necessary for a first simple febrile seizure at ages 6 to 18 months because the risk for bacterial ...

CLEVELAND — November marks National Epilepsy Awareness Month, drawing attention to a neurological condition that affects almost 3 million adults and nearly half a million children across the United ...

The causes, risk factors and warning signs of seizure. May 17, 2008— -- As U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy recovers from what his office has identified as a seizure, questions linger about his overall ...

Children are very sensitive and equally vulnerable to diseases and infection. Infants can especially catch infection very quickly as their immune system is not fully developed and is comparatively ...

Three simple steps could make all the difference to someone having an epileptic seizure. The Epilepsy Society has joined with St John Ambulance to advise people on what action to take if they find ...

How did this project start? We built our first sweatband sensor to get emotional information from autistic children outside the lab. But then one of my undergrad researchers asked if he could borrow a ...

Dr Priyanka Sehrawat explains how brain worms cause seizures in children and shares tips on preventing these infections and ...

Epilepsy affects more than 500,000 people in the UK and while it usually starts in childhood, it can strike anyone at any time. Cells in the brain known as neurons send electrical impulses to each ...