Epilepsy News, Features & Updates

Learn how mindfulness can help you manage your epilepsy by reducing stress, a common seizure trigger.

Seizures affect your mental health as much as your physical health. Learn the signs of mental health conditions and how to protect it.

Find clear ways to explain seizures, share emergency steps, and educate others to feel more empowered with epilepsy.

Learn your treatment options for better seizure control from meds to surgery and diet.

When anti-seizure medicines don't help, another option is deep brain stimulation, or DBS, which uses electrical pulses to prevent seizures or interrupt them when they start. But it can have risks and side effects. Read about one man's experience.

July 13, 2023 — What to know about the link between ADHD and epilepsy in adults.

Find out whether you should consider joining a study that tests new drugs and devices to treat seizures from epilepsy.

This accomplished student used to be afraid to tell people she has epilepsy, but now encourages kids with the condition to let others know.

Learn how actor Greg Gunberg is helping find a cure for epilepsy.

In the past 20 years, the number of epilepsy drugs available has more than doubled. Learn how to find the right epilepsy medication for controlling your seizures.

Many epilepsy drugs interact with each other, with over-the-counter medicines, and with other prescription drugs. Here's how to avoid potentially harmful drug interactions.

Many medications on the market today are prescribed for one condition but have been found to help others as well. Is your drug doing double duty?

Whether it's epilepsy or peanut allergies here are some tips on who to tell, what your employer needs to know, and what people should do in case of an emergency.