Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. Characterized primarily by seizures, epilepsy can present in a variety of ways depending on the individual and the ...

When an elderly person becomes confused, forgetful or dizzy, most loved ones want to look past it, assuming the momentary pause is a natural part of aging. But these episodes may be caused by a ...

Is your baby having a seizure? Learn how to recognize the signs of different types of seizures in babies and what to do if your child has one. Getty Images About 1 in every 100 people have a seizure ...

When a high fever triggers seizures in a child, the experience can be very scary for the parents, but most of the time, the seizures will resolve on their own. Febrile seizures are convulsions that ...

Seizures are caused by chemical changes in your body that affect the way your nerve cells talk to one another. This leads to sudden electrical activity inside your brain that can last a few seconds or ...

Younger adults with difficult-to-treat epilepsy may have early signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy in their brain tissue, but it appears to be uncommon, according to a small, preliminary study.

The belt stretches across Louisiana, Mississippi, East Texas and central Oklahoma. Researchers also identified an increased ...

SAN DIEGO — By one measure, at least, life on the border is back to normal: The drugs are flowing again. Narcotics seizures by U.S. authorities along California’s border with Mexico plummeted during ...

(CNN) -- Moviegoers seeing Disney's "Incredibles 2" might notice some health-related warning signs posted regarding the film, which had the biggest box office opening for an animated movie ever. The ...

After a certain age, most people experience those momentary lapses where they "space out" for a minute in mid-sentence or just draw a blank about a task they just completed. As a neurologist, I see ...