Epilepsy in the elderly is common, although the figures given by large epidemiological studies are likely to be an overestimate owing to the inherent difficulties in the clinical diagnosis of epilepsy ...

The grandfather watches TV when suddenly he feels a funny rising sensation in his stomach, a dreamy sense of deja vu and a strange aftertaste. It lasts only about a minute. Weird, he thinks, but ...

Used for decades, tramadol is a commonly prescribed opioid agonist. Its label warns that seizures can occur within the ...

The researchers found, after adjustment for demographic and health variables, that the hazard ratio was 1.94 for adults aged 65 years and older with epilepsy and sleep deprivation. HealthDay News — ...

For decades, researchers have worked to unravel the mysteries of post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE), a form of epilepsy that ...

Researchers associated factors with an increased risk for sudden unexpected death in epilepsy, including living alone.

Epilepsy patients who experience breathing interruptions after a seizure may be at a higher risk of sudden unexpected death later in life, according to researchers at UTHealth Houston.

Lacosamide Currently used as an add-on AED Increased risk of PR interval elongation on electrocardiogram. Contraindicated in second- and third-degree AV block † As shown by the Standard And New ...