Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is a leading cause of premature death, affecting 1·00–1·14 per 1000 people with epilepsy annually.1 Identifying those at high risk or low risk of SUDEP is ...

For the most part, only grand mal seizures lasting longer than three minutes warrant emergency care. 29 A seizure that causes breathing to stop for longer than 30 seconds requires the administration ...

Until now, we didn’t have a national picture of where epilepsy affects older adults the most,” said study author Weichuan ...

Significant predictors of SUDEP risk included living alone, 3 or more generalized convulsive seizures in the previous year. HealthDay News — Factors associated with an increased risk for sudden ...

Risk factors for epilepsy, like poor sleep, might be more common in certain regions of the U.S., researchers say.

People with epilepsy are at risk for hypertension, atrial fibrillation, and hyperlipidemia; they also have an elevated risk ...

Where you grow old in the United States may change your odds of developing epilepsy. A new study in JAMA Neurology has mapped ...

Soon after, doctors diagnosed an incurable brain tumor. The case highlights how a first seizure can expose a hidden condition ...

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