Statistically, people with low educational attainment and income who have epilepsy suffer more than others from the condition. Not only are they hospitalized with epilepsy more often than others, but they also have less access to specialized neurological care, a University of Gothenburg thesis shows. Epilepsy is a group of diagnoses covering brain disorders that […]
Epileptic encephalopathy is a group of neurologic conditions that involve severe epilepsy. In epileptic encephalopathy conditions, the seizures cause additional harm to the brain. Epileptic encephalopathy (EE) is a group of brain disorders that generally start in infancy but can begin during adulthood as well. They are characterized by severe, sometimes continuous, seizure activity that […]
More than half of UK women with epilepsy under the age of 24 are not aware of the risks of some epilepsy medicines in pregnancy, a new survey by three epilepsy charities has found. Epilepsy Action, Epilepsy Society and Young Epilepsy conducted a survey of over 1,200 women and girls with epilepsy across the UK […]
If you’re unsure about what it means for someone to have epilepsy, that’s totally OK. Unfortunately, it’s not as widely discussed as it should be. Epilepsy can be complex, which can make it hard to understand. It’s a common condition that carries a huge stigma — largely because of the myths and misconceptions surrounding it. […]
About 5.1 million people in the U.S. have a history of epilepsy, which causes repeated seizures. According to the Epilepsy Foundation, epilepsy is the fourth most common neurological disorder. While current research has shown an increase in anxiety and depression among people with epilepsy, little is known about this population and agoraphobia, an anxiety disorder […]
People with epilepsy (PWE) have excess mortality, even those without comorbidities and receiving monotherapy, according to a study published online March 22 in Neurology. Hye-Jin Moon, M.D., Ph.D., from Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital in South Korea, and colleagues estimated the risk and causes of death in PWE according to age, disease severity, disease course, comorbidities, and […]
