New evidence supports previous data indicating that stress is a significant trigger of seizures in people with epilepsy. Experts encourage the use of stress management strategies as adjunctive care ...

Stress can cause seizures or seizure-like activity in people with or without epilepsy, a neurological disorder that causes abnormal activity in the brain, resulting in seizures. Psychogenic ...

In response to seizures, the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), a network of flattened tubes in the cell that packages and transports proteins, triggers a stress response that reduces brain activity and ...

Sleeping patterns and stress hormones could be the key to understanding how and when people with epilepsy are likely to experience seizures, a new study reveals. Researchers used mathematical modeling ...

If you have a first seizure as an adult, it could be an indication of epilepsy, or it may be an isolated episode. Causes in adults include a stroke, head trauma, alcohol withdrawal, brain tumor, or ...

A surgical treatment commonly used to reduce epileptic seizures in adults also is effective and safe for children, according to a new study. The study is one of the first to investigate responsive ...

Older adults who have a heart attack may be more likely to develop epilepsy later in life, according to a study published in ...

Since 1983, eight new AEDs have been introduced (see Table 2 below). Sadly, a recent VA study of more than 21,000 subjects aged 65 years and older revealed that 80% were being treated with ...