Trephination Set, circa 1771-1830.
Photo by Wellcome Trust
The earliest notion of surgery for epilepsy dates to ancient times. Hippocrates who lived in 400 BC thought trephination, making a hole in the skull, could provide relief from seizures...
In a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report released today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in the article, "Prevalence and Trends in Cigarette Smoking Among Adults with Epilepsy — United States, 2010-2017" that 1 in 4 adults ...
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¿Has tomado algunos medicamentos para la epilepsia, pero no han controlado tus crisis? ¿Alguna vez se ha preguntado si debe preguntarle a su médico si la cirugía de epilepsia o...
From December 1-7, 2020, a coalition of organizations including the Epilepsy Foundation will mark the sixth annual Infantile Spasms Awareness Week (ISAW). The goal of ISAW is to:
Increase awareness and understanding of infantile spasms through the...
In recognition of the 51,000 Native Americans living with active epilepsy in the United States, the Epilepsy Foundation is raising much-needed awareness during National Native American Heritage Month (November) and Native American Heritage Day (...
