An international research project has tested a new treatment for children with a severe form of epilepsy.

Researchers identify prochlorperazine as a potential new treatment for temporal lobe epilepsy by restoring the KCC2 chloride ...

Many patients suffer from epilepsy that cannot be controlled by current medications. Surgical removal of epileptogenic brain regions is effective in only about half of cases, and not all patients are ...

Researchers discover that KCNQ2/3 potassium channels must be functional to reach their proper location in the brain, with major implications for treating epilepsy.

The use of a whole-genome screening approach raises phenotypic and genetic challenges This study highlights the difficulty of establishing how rearrangement of genomic regions can contribute to ...

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Duncan NRI) at Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor Genetics and collaborating institutions provided a ...

Epilepsy is a chronic non-communicable central nervous system (neurological) disorder in which brain activity becomes abnormal, causing seizures or periods of unusual behaviour, sensations, and ...

A new study shows that a protein -- called DUSP4 -- was increased in healthy brain tissue directly adjacent to epileptic tissue. The research suggests that boosting levels of DUSP4 could be a novel ...

Collinsville's Allany Muniz raises epilepsy awareness with her 'Diary of an Epileptic' initiative on YouTube and social media, promoting hope and community.

A new, highly sensitive nanosensor can detect changes in potassium ion levels in the brains of mice as they undergo induced epileptic seizures. The device, developed by researchers at the Institute ...

Epileptic seizures or fits are caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain. Electrical impulses act on several areas of the brain affecting muscular function, sensation and awareness. The ...