Some people have a distinctive feeling or some other warning sign when a seizure is coming. A warning like this is also called an aura. Although some auras are unpleasant, they can be helpful because they can give you time to prepare...

Epilepsy is the occurrence of two or more seizures that are not provoked by reversible causes such as very low blood sugar or a fever. Epilepsy means that there is a tendency to have recurrent seizures. A detailed and accurate history...

Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS) represents a serious seizure syndrome that accounts for almost 4% of all epilepsy that occurs in children. This syndrome is often nonresponsive to different antiepileptic drugs. There are typically...

Frequency Mitochondrial disease or cytopathy (from cyto-, cell, and -pathy, disease) is not uncommon. In three large population studies, approximately 1 person in 9,000 had either a disease-causing mitochondrial DNA mutation or...

According to Dr. Jerome Engel, a number of men and women who have attained religious prominence may have done so in spite of, or perhaps due to, their epileptic signs and symptoms. In fact epilepsy, as "the sacred disease," has been...

Depakote (divalproex sodium) can be effective against many types of seizures common in children: absence seizures-Depakote is just as effective as Zarontin (ethosuximide),...

Side effects from Diastat are seldom a major problem. Diastat belongs to a class of medications called benzodiazepines (BEN-zo-di-AZ-ah-peens). Other benzodiazepines used to treat...

Most people who take clonazepam have no side effects or mild side effects that go away with no lasting harm. But a few people have serious reactions. Here's a list of symptoms that may be the start of one of these problems. If you...