Having a single seizure doesn't mean you have epilepsy. Epilepsy is diagnosed if you've had at least two unprovoked seizures at least 24 hours apart. Unprovoked seizures don't have a clear cause.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 1 out of 10 people will have a seizure during their lifetime. Most of these seizures will be epileptic seizures, which are ...

Epilepsy is a common neurological condition which leads to seizures. It affects millions of people in the United States and tens of millions worldwide. It's important to know what epilepsy is, how to ...

What Is an Absence Seizure? Symptoms, Causes and More: By Shreoshree Chakrabarty Absence seizures are a type of epilepsy marked by brief lapses in awareness, often mistaken for daydreaming. Most ...

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Intermountain Health neurologists are celebrating a major surgical milestone: the 100th use of an ...

Smoking may increase seizure frequency in people with epilepsy. People with epilepsy also seem to be more likely to smoke than people in the general population. Smoking may contribute to the ...

Constipation doesn’t typically cause seizures directly, but many people with epilepsy have constipation. Rarely, constipation may trigger seizures in people with epilepsy. Constipation is a common ...

Provoked seizures are not considered to be epilepsy, which is defined as two or more unprovoked seizures, and provoked seizures typically do not require long-term treatment with antiseizure medication ...

A video of Yareli Jessica Gijon having a seizure in class has gone viral reaching over 13 million views Yareli Jessica Gijon Yareli Jessica Gijon experienced her first seizure at age 12 and was later ...