Children with epilepsy have a higher risk of also having autism spectrum disorder (ASD). A new study in Developmental ...

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Epilepsy is one of the most prevalent neurological disorders, with a significant proportion of cases emerging during childhood and adolescence. This ...

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 ...

A recent retrospective study by Vossel and colleagues [2] covering a 5-year period (2007-2012) reported on 12 patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) and 35 patients with Alzheimer ...

Research has shown early diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy disorders can improve outcomes. The question of when to ...

The researchers of a single-center study found that the relationships between epilepsy and autoimmune diseases may be a result of the different etiopathogenetic mechanisms that underly seizure ...

Observational data point to a relationship between the vascular system and epilepsy beyond the brain. Among people ages 40 and older, heart attack survivors had a disproportionately greater risk of ...

Researchers aimed to identify the characteristics, treatment pathways, and outcomes associated with epilepsy with eyelid myoclonia (EEM). Epilepsy with eyelid myoclonia (EEM) is a rare and ...

People with a genetic predisposition for Alzheimer's disease may have an increased risk of epilepsy and people with a certain type of epilepsy may have an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's ...

Slowly and inexorably, Alzheimer’s disease steals a person away. Taking memory and cognitive abilities. Pilfering personality and social skills. Robbing a person of the ability to care for herself.