The type of seizure you have depends on what area and how much of the brain's electrical activity is affected.

Epilepsy is a wide-spread neurological disorder that affects around 50 million people worldwide. It is characterized by recurrent epileptic seizures, which are sudden bursts of electrical activity in ...

"The updated classification of epileptic seizures incorporates published evidence and real-world experience to clarify and standardize terms and concepts," said ILAE President J. Helen Cross. "The ...

For the first time in almost three decades, the classification for epileptic seizures has been updated. The new system formally recognizes some seizure types, provides additional information on causes ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A neonatal seizures task force established by the International League Against Epilepsy, or ILAE, published a ...

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 ...

The Epilepsy Foundation Central & South Texas recently held a training session on what to do when a person suffers a seizure.