HONG KONG (Reuters) - Childhood vaccines may trigger early onset of a severe form of infant epilepsy, but researchers say the disorder is ultimately caused by defective genes and lifesaving vaccines ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The risk of giving birth to a premature or small infant is increased among women who have seizures while pregnant compared with the general population, researchers in ...

Many women with epilepsy wonder about pregnancy, but with the right guidance and thoughtful preparation, the journey can be smoother and safer than most assume—built on care, clarity, and confidence.

When Faustina Cavero, 31, first saw her baby make an odd gesture, she thought she must have scared her when picking her up. The nearly 5-month-old's arms would stretch and stiffen. She made faces like ...

Higher maternal BMI before pregnancy is linked to increased risks of epilepsy and intellectual disability in young children, ...

January 25, 2012 — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given the go-ahead for the use of levetiracetam (Keppra, UCB Pharmaceuticals) as adjunctive treatment for partial-onset seizures in ...

SAN ANTONIO, TX (Ivanhoe Newswire) – A rare brain surgery performed in San Antonio stopped up to 200 seizures per day in the brain of a 15-month-old. Those seizures were caused by a malformation in ...

Febrile seizures in young children who receive vaccinations age are much rarer than some might think, occurring in just about three children out of 10,000, according to new research published in ...