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Researchers have discovered the genetic cause of a type of childhood epilepsy called childhood absence epilepsy, which accounts for 10-12 percent of epilepsy cases in children under age 16. The ...
Scientists have discovered a neurological origin for absence seizures -- a type of seizure characterized by very short periods of lost consciousness in which people appear to stare blankly at nothing.
(NewsNation) — March 26 is Purple Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness about epilepsy worldwide. An estimated 50 million people worldwide are diagnosed with epilepsy, and seizures are the main ...
A seizure can be alarming, especially in children, who are often unable to describe it or call for help. Seizures are sudden bursts of electrical activity in the brain that cause changes in behaviour, ...
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. & CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cavion, Inc., a clinical stage biotechnology company developing novel therapeutics for neurological diseases, announced today that their first ...
This transcript has been edited for clarity. Andrew N. Wilner, MD: Welcome to Medscape. I'm your host, Dr Andrew Wilner, reporting on the annual American Epilepsy Society meeting. With me today is my ...
These seizures affect both sides of the brain and often result in loss of consciousness. Absence seizures, previously known as petit mal seizures, cause a brief lapse in awareness, while tonic-clonic ...
Absence seizures are a non-convulsive form of epilepsy that is characterized by a sudden, brief impairment of consciousness. In the electroencephalogram (EEG), absence seizures are accompanied by ...