Benign convulsions associated with mild gastroenteritis constitute a distinct clinical syndrome primarily affecting infants and young children. Typically emerging during a transient episode of ...

Seizure prophylaxis leads to a modest risk reduction for early posttraumatic seizure (PTS) in patients with mild or moderate traumatic brain injury (TBI). Seizure prophylaxis led to a 0.6% absolute ...

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide, often leading to posttraumatic seizures (PTS) which can exacerbate brain damage, increase hospital stays, and worsen ...

Dilantin (phenytoin) is a prescription drug used to treat certain types of seizure. Dilantin comes as an extended-release capsule, chewable tablet, and oral liquid suspension. Specifically, Dilantin ...

Ken Christiansen's first seizures, which occurred more than a decade ago, were so powerful that they forced him from his bed during the night. He would wake up on the floor, confused and exhausted, ...

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) was taken by ambulance yesterday to a hospital near his Cape Cod vacation home after suffering a mild seizure attributed to a change in medications, his office in ...

ORLANDO — People with epilepsy are more likely to decline cognitively compared with those without epilepsy, new research suggests. Results of the large, longitudinal study show that seizures predicted ...

Two abstracts presented at the 2023 International Epilepsy Congress evaluated early electroencephalography (EEG) monitoring in children with seizures and encephalopathy. At the 35th International ...