A team of WashU Medicine researchers has discovered a promising new use for Prozac, which is the brand name of the antidepressant fluoxetine, in the treatment of children with rare forms of epilepsy.

A drug made from marijuana that does not produce a "high" may help reduce seizures in people with certain types of epilepsy that are difficult to treat, new research suggests. In two new studies, ...

Patients with treatment-resistant epilepsy often cycle through multiple medications as they seek relief from the seizures that disrupt their lives. Yet in many cases, these drugs offer little benefit, ...

Why do adults make new brain cells? A study published in Cell Stem Cell provides the first cellular evidence that making new brain cells in adults supports verbal learning and memory, which enables ...

Scientists are reporting a breakthrough discovery: A $3-per-pill epilepsy drug may be used to “switch off” autism symptoms in mice, according to a new peer-reviewed study published Tuesday in ...

LOS ANGELES -- Low racial diversity has limited genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in epilepsy, researchers found, with implications for prognostication and management decisions. Across all ...

While medications are effective for many children with epilepsy, other kids are drug-resistant. After two failed medications, it may be time to look at other options, such as surgery, to prevent ...

UH researchers are pioneering advances in the understanding of and causes of seizures through participation in various clinical and surgical studies including: A Double-Blind, Randomized Conversion to ...

A WIDE variety of sensory or psychic experiences may presage or precipitate a convulsive seizure. The knowledge of this premonitory and sequential pattern of events that introduce the seizure often ...