(NewsNation) — March 26 is Purple Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness about epilepsy worldwide. An estimated 50 million people worldwide are diagnosed with epilepsy, and seizures are the main ...

Absence seizures are thought to, at least in part, be caused by abnormal neuron firing between the thalamus and the cortex. For unknown reasons, neurons in these two brain regions become ...

On World Epilepsy Day 2026, experts warn that frequent “daydreaming” in children may signal hidden seizures. Subtle forms ...

Your child’s brain is an incredible electrical system. Billions of neurons firing in perfect harmony to create thoughts, movements, feelings, and memories. But sometimes, that delicate electrical ...

Epilepsy, also known as seizure disorder, is common, and there are many types. About 1 in 26 people in the U.S. will develop the disease in their lifetime. It affects people of all races, ethnic ...

Absence: 73.1% median reduction in the number of absence seizure ≥3s, p = 0.012 DEE: 63.3% median reduction in major motor seizures REM sleep improvement in patients with Absence Seizures: mean 90% ...

Children who have seizures due to high fevers generally won't develop epilepsy, though. The risk of epilepsy increases if a child has a prolonged fever-associated seizure, another nervous system ...