Since 1983, eight new AEDs have been introduced (see Table 2 below). Sadly, a recent VA study of more than 21,000 subjects aged 65 years and older revealed that 80% were being treated with ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I focus on new drugs and innovations in medical devices. Last week, the FDA approved XCOPRI (cenobamate tablets) to treat ...

Brain CT shows right temporal lobe epilepsy with hypometabolism. Seizures in the elderly often mimic other conditions, such as transient ischemic attack or dementia. Don't be fooled into a ...

Epilepsy patients with complex partial seizures have impaired consciousness during seizure episodes and typically have no memory of the event. However, the mechanisms of seizure unconsciousness are ...

U.S. Rep. John Larson, D-1st District, suffered a “complex partial seizure” that caused him to freeze and abruptly stop speaking while delivering a floor speech on Monday, according to a statement ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Connecticut U.S. Rep. John Larson, who inexplicably stopped speaking during a speech Monday on the House of Representatives floor, said Tuesday night he had suffered a complex ...

Impaired consciousness has long been considered the hallmark of epileptic seizures. Both generalized seizures and complex partial seizures are characterized by a multifaceted spectrum of altered ...

CT Mirror’s independent, nonprofit journalism depends on reader support. U.S. Rep. John Larson, D-1st District, suffered a “complex partial seizure” that caused him to freeze and abruptly stop ...

Rep. John Larson, D-Conn., said in a statement on Tuesday that a complex partial seizure was ruled as the cause of the episode where he paused during a House floor speech on Monday. While delivering ...

Treatment with vigabatrin carries the risk of permanent vision loss. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the approval of Sabril® (vigabatrin; Lundbeck) to include treatment of ...

A seizure is a sudden change in the brain's normal electrical activity. During a seizure, brain cells "fire" uncontrollably at up to four times their normal rate, temporarily affecting the way a ...

CONNECTICUT (WTNH) — Rep. John Larson is thanking his supporters after he had a partial seizure Monday on the House floor, according to a press release from his team. On Tuesday night, Larson released ...