"Overconsumption" of the wildly popular drinks can cause sodium to drop to dangerous levels, researchers say, triggering seizures ...

A patient in his mid-40s is brought to the hospital for a first-time seizure. Medics report that his wife heard him groan and then witnessed about 30 seconds of generalized tonic-clonic seizure ...

Biomedical engineer Rachel Lance says British scientists submitted themselves to experiments that would be considered unethical today. Her book is Chamber Divers. Originally broadcast April, 10 2024.

A seizure is an abnormal, temporary change in the brain’s electrical activity. It occurs when something disrupts the connections between nerve cells in the brain. Some seizures are related to medical ...

Many of these symptoms may also be the result of other medical conditions. Visit your primary care provider first if you think you or your loved one might have epilepsy. Your primary care provider ...

Your seizure threshold is one factor that influences your likelihood of having a seizure. People with epilepsy tend to have a lower seizure threshold, meaning they’re more likely to have seizures.

Summer is here, but you may want to think twice about grabbing a hard seltzer. "Overconsumption of hard seltzer" can lead to the development of a new type of seizure disorder, researchers have learned ...