Epilepsy is a brain disorder that causes repeated seizures due to abnormal nerve activity. In about half of cases, the cause is unknown. For others, epilepsy can be linked to genetic factors, strokes, ...

Share on Pinterest More than 3 million people in the United States are living with epilepsy. © Marco Bottigelli/Getty Images Specific changes in DNA may increase the ...

If you or a loved one has experienced a seizure, you know how scary they can be. The uncontrolled jolting, stiffening of the body, and even loss of consciousness can be unnerving under the best of ...

In a recent study, genetic mutations of the KCNQ2 potassium ion channel were identified in 8/80 (10%) of children with early infantile seizures and associated psychomotor retardation. [1] Seizures ...

University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have used an advanced gene-editing technique to correct the underlying cause of a severe form of epilepsy in lab mice. This breakthrough could one ...

A newly identified recessive neurodevelopmental disorder (NDD) linked to variants in the RNU2-2 gene may be among the most common genetic causes of intellectual disability and epilepsy, new research ...

Gene editing can repair a DNA error in mice that causes Dravet syndrome, a rare, incurable, and potentially deadly form of ...

CLEVELAND, Oh – Almost 3.5 million people suffer from epilepsy -- a disorder of the brain that can cause seizures. For some, these seizures can be controlled with medication, others will need brain ...

This informational guide, part of POPSUGAR's Condition Center, lays out the realities of this health concern: what it is, what it can look like, and strategies that medical experts say are proven to ...

Autoimmune epilepsy is a newly defined group of conditions characterized by recurrent seizures associated with autoimmunity. Cancer and infections are two potential triggers. Epilepsy is a seizure ...