A Complex Type of Epilepsy Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) affects about 10% of people with epilepsy. Several types of seizures occur with JME. The seizures generally begin during late childhood or early adolescence. Seizures can usually be prevented with medication, although sometimes the seizures are not adequately controlled with anti-epilepsy drugs (AEDs). The prognosis of the condition is […]
Epilepsy Surgery Gives Toddler Active, Seizure-Free Life In 2013, LaDonna and Luther Jenkins of Southfield, were joyful at the birth of their beautiful first-born daughter Lauren. Their baby girl was healthy and thriving. When Lauren was about 17-months-old, however, there were a few signs that caused some concerns. “Lauren started to have staring spells and […]
Medication and lifestyle measures are needed to prevent them Absence seizures are treated with prescription antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) that are taken every day to prevent seizures from occurring. Depakote (valproic acid), Lamictal (lamotrigine), and Zarontin (ethosuximide) are the AEDs most commonly prescribed for absence seizures. If you or your child has absence seizures and other types of seizures, […]
An eight-year-old rider is gearing up for her London International Horse Show debut with her 18-year-old mare Overley Gamebird, after the Cornavirus pandemic prevented them for competing at the prestigious show two years ago. Millie Rackham-Cobb and the Welsh part-bred veteran, who is known as Mildred at home, qualified for the Senior Showing and Dressage Ltd (SSADL) finals on […]
Epilepsy is a brain disorder that causes recurring and unprovoked seizures. It’s the fourth most common neurological disorder in the United States. Jacqueline French, a Neurology professor at New York University’s Langone Medical Center and the chief medical officer for the Epilepsy Foundation, says about 1 in 26 people in the country will develop epilepsy […]
NEW YORK – A founder event that took place roughly 800 years ago in Britain gave rise to a risk allele for autosomal dominant childhood epilepsy in the SCN1B gene, new research suggests. The allele was later introduced to Australia, the US, and other parts of the world via British migrants. As reported in the American Journal of […]
