When seizures are triggered by flashing lights, you can change your environment to help. Reduce photosensitivity triggers ...

The Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) is a type of epilepsy with multiple different types of seizures, particularly tonic (stiffening) and atonic (drop) seizures. Intellectual development is usually ...

Reflex epilepsies are a group of epilepsy syndromes in which a certain trigger or stimulus brings on seizures. The trigger can be something simple in the environment or something more complex. Sensory ...

We established the Jeanne A. Carpenter Epilepsy Legal Defense Program to help people with epilepsy get the legal help they need. Our goal is to end epilepsy-related discrimination through public ...

New terms to describe and classify seizures have been developed by the International League Against Epilepsy. This was done to make the names of seizures more accurate, less confusing, and more ...

Seizure Action (or Response) Plans are available in English and other languages for all ages and any setting. The seizure action plan and additional forms help you create a plan to manage and respond ...

Approximately 1 to 2 out of 100 people with epilepsy have juvenile absence epilepsy (JAE). Seizures in JAE can be of two main types: absence seizures and generalized tonic-clonic seizures. These ...

WALK for epilepsy COLORADO, Fort Collins, is all about coming together, having fun, and making an impact. Individuals, families, and friends gather to connect, celebrate, and take action side by side, ...

TBI is a well-recognized cause of seizures and epilepsy. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the result of an external force on the head. TBI can occur as a result of the following: The head suddenly and ...

Focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) is a term used to describe a focal area of abnormal brain cell (“neuron”) organization and development. Brain cells normally form into organized layers of cells to form ...

Seizures may be slightly more common in people with MS than in the general population due to the way MS affects the brain. We now know that MS damages several parts of the brain (the white brain ...

Developmental and epileptic encephalopathy (DEE) refers to a group of severe epilepsies that are characterized both by seizures, which are often drug-resistant. It is also encephalopathy, which is a ...