The International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) has updated the operational classification of epileptic seizures, building upon the framework published in 2017 to establish a common language for all ...

For the first time in almost three decades, the classification for epileptic seizures has been updated. The new system formally recognizes some seizure types, provides additional information on causes ...

Epilepsy is the fourth most common neurologic disorder in the United States. Approximately 3.4 million people in the United States have epilepsy. 1 An estimated 1 in 26 people will develop epilepsy in ...

The term “epilepsy” takes its origin from the Greek verb έπιλαµβάνειν, or epilambánein, which means “to be taken hold of”, “to be seized” or “to be attacked”. Hippocrates (400 BC) was the first to ...

A large-scale genetic study found 26 risk loci for epilepsy, a chronic brain disease with multiple forms, not all of them heritable. The work, by more than 300 authors from the International League ...

The largest genetic study of its kind has discovered specific changes in our DNA that increase the risk of developing epilepsy and may inform the development of new treatments. The largest genetic ...

The largest genetic study of its kind, coordinated by the International League Against Epilepsy, including scientists from FutureNeuro at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, has ...

Brain CT shows right temporal lobe epilepsy with hypometabolism. Seizures in the elderly often mimic other conditions, such as transient ischemic attack or dementia. Don't be fooled into a ...