The International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) has expanded the definition of epilepsy to incorporate a single unprovoked seizure with a probability of future seizures. The new definition also ...

Researchers found that 62.1% of patients were diagnosed with epilepsy, following the new International League Against Epilepsy criteria. HealthDay News — The new International League Against Epilepsy ...

What is epilepsy? Is it a disease or a disorder? Is it inherited? Can it be cured? If epilepsy is due to seizures, what is a seizure? These are some of the common questions asked by people newly ...

Absence seizure: Also known as "dialeptic seizure" or "petit mal seizure," a seizure that causes a brief loss of awareness. During an absence seizure, the person stops any activity and stares blankly.

Approximately 1 in 26 people develop epilepsy, a condition in which someone experiences recurring and unprovoked seizures. But experiencing a seizure does not always mean a person has epilepsy.

An unprovoked seizure is one in which there is no cause identified aside from abnormal electrical activity in the brain. The term “unprovoked” is also sometimes used for seizures caused by a brain ...

Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures, previously known as pseudoseizures, usually have a psychological cause. They are different from epilepsy and do not involve changes to electrical impulses in the ...

If you have seizure clusters -- multiple seizures within a short time -- you or your doctor may notice that they're more likely to happen at certain times or in certain situations. For about 30% of ...

Patients with functional seizures face higher mortality risk than the general population but lower risk than those with epileptic seizures.

Short-term outcomes for epileptic patients improved following the new International League Against Epilepsy definition and diagnosis criteria. HealthDay News — The new International League Against ...