Join us on Thursday, January 14, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. ET.
It’s important to take seizure medications regularly and as directed by your health care provider. This is also called medication adherence. Medication adherence gives you the best chance to...
NEW DATE: Join us for a Facebook Live on January 11, 2021, at 7:00 p.m.
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a stressful time for the entire world, including people living with epilepsy and their families. But hope arrived on the scene on December 14,...
I hope everyone is staying safe! As many of you know, the October 2020 Biannual Ketogenic Diet International Meeting was postponed due to the pandemic to October 19-23, 2021. It will continue to be sponsored by Matthew’s Friends Charity and held in...
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 ...
