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

Nearly 500 people from the NGO participated in Tata Mumbai Marathon 2025 on January 19. Among them, 287 were individuals with ...

Jett Travolta died, reportedly because of a fall caused by a seizure. Jett was known to have epilepsy. When a tragedy happens to a celebrity, media coverage is extensive, and people with epilepsy and ...

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.

Tonic-clonic seizures are the type of epileptic seizure most people recognise. In the past they were called grand-mal seizures. Tonic-clonic seizures can have a generalised onset, meaning they affect ...

Almost 900 gun owners in Northern Ireland have had firearms taken away from them in the last two years because of what police ...

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 ...

High estrogen levels, like during ovulation, may make seizures more likely in some people. Progesterone, on the other hand, may have anticonvulsant properties, meaning it can help reduce seizure risk.

Withdrawal from alcohol or sedating drugs can take a toll on a person’s body and can cause a variety of related health problems. It is common for a person to have withdrawal seizures, also known as ...

According to World Health Organization (WHO), around 50 million people worldwide have epilepsy, a neurological disorder characterised by recurrent seizures. It is also estimated that up to 70 per cent ...