The MRI scan uses a strong magnetic field and radio waves to create images (pictures) of tissues, organs and other structures inside your body. These pictures can show up problems with the structure, ...

Jan. 22, 2025 — Doctors could soon reduce epilepsy misdiagnoses by up to 70% using a new tool that turns routine electroencephalogram, or EEG, tests that appear normal into highly accurate ...

you might get the symptoms of a focal seizure immediately before you lose consciousness. Examples of these symptoms are feeling frightened, having a rising sensation in your stomach or smelling ...

Epilepsy is usually treated with prescription drugs to control seizures, but it may also involve surgery, nerve stimulation devices, or special diets, depending on your situation and how well your ...

Healthcare providers often don’t know why this happens. Most absence seizures last less than 15 seconds. It’s rare for them to last longer than 15 minutes. They can happen suddenly without any warning ...

On the second day of the new year, the Hollywood couple, John Travolta and Kelly Preston lost their son. Jett Travolta died, reportedly because of a fall caused by a seizure. Jett was known to have ...

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 ...

For people who have no warning before a seizure, someone else could use the magnet for them when a seizure happens ... Even if VNS therapy has no effect on the seizures, it might have other positive ...

Two years on, Kelly found a lump in her armpit, discovering that the cancer had spread to the lymphatic system, and had to ...

Seizure medicines can affect the way the body handles antibiotics. But the reverse is also true: some antibiotics affect levels of seizure medicines. If you are taking doxycycline (Vibramycin) for ...

Hormonal birth control does not cause seizure conditions. However, some research suggests it may increase seizure risk in people with epilepsy or other seizure disorders. This can happen due to ...

Rostin Behnam, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) chair, will step down on Jan. 20 after a four-year tenure marked by calls for stronger regulation in the crypto sector. Behnam ...