Children and young adults with severe forms of epilepsy that does not respond to standard antiepileptic drugs have fewer seizures when treated with purified cannabinoid, according to a multi-center ...

Background. Klein and colleagues have previously published data [1] on the frequency of febrile seizures after receipt of the measles-mumps-rubella-varicella (MMRV) vaccine. They demonstrated that the ...

Identifying childhood epilepsy at an early stage is vital; a late diagnosis can hinder a child's growth and education. Specialists stress that this often-misunderstood brain condition, which faces ...

The administration of oral cannabis extracts is associated with the mitigation of seizures in adolescents with epilepsy, according to clinical data published this month in the journal Epilepsy & ...

On World Epilepsy Day 2026, experts warn that frequent “daydreaming” in children may signal hidden seizures. Subtle forms like absence and focal seizures often go unnoticed, affecting learning and ...

Maternal diabetes mellitus, particularly type 2 and type 1, is associated with an increased epilepsy risk in offspring, a Canadian population study found.

When we think of seizures, the image that often comes to mind is convulsions — a person shaking, jerking, or losing control of their body. To be honest, that image alone is jarring enough to leave ...

A new study led by researchers at University of Iowa Health Care has revealed a significant association between high blood pressure during pregnancy (gestational hypertension) and an increased risk of ...

High blood pressure in pregnancy (gestational hypertension) affects nearly 16% of pregnancies in the United States and has long been associated with various health complications for both mothers and ...

The Wright family, from Middletown, holds National Rare Disease Day on Feb. 28 close to their hearts. Megan Wright, 35, and Ty Wright, 37, are parents to three children. Their middle child, 7-year-old ...

Experts explain how diabetes during pregnancy may increase epilepsy risk in children. While the absolute risk remains low, inflammation, glucose fluctuations and neonatal hypoglycemia may influence ...