Advice for carers for people with epilepsy and a learning disability, including information on the link between epilepsy and ...

In fact, most people with epilepsy have only relatively subtle, nonconvulsive seizures at first, then develop convulsive ...

Seizures happen when a sudden bursts of electrical activity in the brain disrupt the way messages are transmitted between the brain cells. When this happens, the person having the seizure can ...

As frightening as they can be, seizures are also more common than many people realize. One person in 10 is likely to have a seizure in their lifetime, according to the Epilepsy Foundation.

A seizure occurs when there is sudden abnormal electrical activity that temporarily interrupts normal brain function. Large groups of neurons fire at the same time like an electrical storm inside ...