Infants frequently undergo various PAROXYSMAL EVENTS, but there are inherent difficulties associated with achieving a differential diagnosis for the condition in this patient population. In this ...

A 25-year follow-up study reveals that 68% of patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) became seizure-free, with nearly 30% no longer needing antiepileptic drug (AED) treatment. A 25-year ...

A 20-year-old woman presented to a specialist epilepsy center with seizures, myoclonus, ataxia, and impaired executive functions. She was born to unrelated parents, had febrile seizures in infancy, ...

Myoclonus is a sudden, random muscle jerk. It can happen alone or stem from a medical condition. Possible causes include medication side effects, damage to the nervous system, and disorders that ...

Levetiracetam reduces tonic-clonic seizures by over 77% in clinical studies. Ethosuximide is highly effective for absence seizures, especially in children. Valproate remains the gold standard for ...

WASHINGTON -- Technologies to provide instant at-home detection of life-threatening seizures and that could allow epilepsy patients to monitor their own drug levels are on the horizon, researchers ...