Seizures News

New : greater than 5 minutes or two or more without intervening full return of consciousness.

Expectant mothers take note: a recent Canadian study found that more than 6 percent of pregnant women are taking prescription drugs known to harm the fetus.

To help bring greater certainty to the measurement of medication levels in a patient's bloodstream for three drugs with narrow therapeutic ranges, the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention is releasing new certified reference materials .

There may be several known causes of seizures and also a variety of effects that can surprise sometimes.

Actor John Travolta is pictured with his son Jett in this undated photograph, released January 4, 2009.

A 17-year-old boy was found with prescription drugs at school. Adminstrators at Ledford High School were told Monday morning that a student at the Extended Day School had a controlled substance on school grounds.

What happens if I have epilepsy and become pregnant? In perspective, about one woman in 200 has epilepsy.

A father's heartbreak Just 19 days after losing his wife, man's son dies of epileptic seizure By BILL SPURR Features Writer Tue.

Amazoness Abstract We describe two cases of a non-epileptic florid movement disorder presenting as status epilepticus.

"I'm 38 years old and I don't want to die." According to TennCare, Tonya Duford is days away from having no health insurance and no ability to pay for her anti-seizure drug called Keppra, with an out-of-pocket cost of one-thousand dollars a month.

Professionals acknowledge that a history of seizures during infancy increases the risk for development of schizophrenia later in life.

U.S. scientists say anti-epileptic drug treatments administered when the brain is developing appear to trigger schizophrenia-like behavior in animal models.

Jack DeRuiter, PhD Professor, Pharmacal Sciences Harrison School of Pharmacy Auburn University Auburn, AlabamaA Pamela L. Holston, RPh, BS, BA Health Information Designs, Inc.

Researchers say antiepilectic drug treatments administered when the brain is developing appear to trigger schizophrenia-like behavior in animal models.

Dear Daisy Dog: Our dog had never had a seizure until he visited the groomer. Could the stress of grooming have caused his seizure? Should we find a new groomer? Daisy Responds: Stress certainly can trigger seizures in susceptible dogs.

Today's star attraction in the Anna Nicole Smith drug-plying case/circus : none other than her baby daddy Larry Birkhead .

Patients who were to undergo brain surgery to treat seizures had electrodes inserted in their brains to help the surgeons.

An interesting premise initially on this week's episode of House, but a slight episode over all.

Epilepsy is a neurological disorder affecting the brain. The child with epilepsy has had repeated seizures so let us begin by trying to understand what a seizure is.

Jennifer Sapp Lively is one tough woman. She's made a career in predominantly male fields, won six national and two international karate competitions and is a proud grandma at just the age of 32.