(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 ...

Q: Which specialist should I consult to check if my child is suffering from absence seizure? A: You should consult a pediatric neurologist. Q: Is absence seizure a disease? A: No. Absence seizure or ...

An absence seizure is where you experience a short period of “blanking out” or staring into space for a few seconds. The seizures usually last for such a short time that no-one notices them, even the ...

The areas of the cerebral cortex that are affected in mice with absence epilepsy have been pinpointed by research that also shows that transplanting embryonic neural cells into these areas can ...

A seizure can be alarming, especially in children, who are often unable to describe it or call for help. Seizures are sudden bursts of electrical activity in the brain that cause changes in behaviour, ...

Absence seizures, more common in children than in adults are characterised by brief, sudden unconsciousness and may make the person look like staring into space for a few seconds. Usually, no physical ...

New contributions to the field of epilepsy have opened a window into the cellular events that occur in the brain during absence seizures. At first, the teacher described her six-year-old student as ...

At first, the teacher described her six-year-old student as absentminded, a daydreamer. The boy was having difficulty paying attention in class. As the teacher watched the boy closely, she realized ...

This transcript has been edited for clarity. Andrew N. Wilner, MD: Welcome to Medscape. I'm your host, Dr Andrew Wilner, reporting on the annual American Epilepsy Society meeting. With me today is my ...

Why does a Seizure occur? A seizure refers to abnormal electrical activity in the brain. Normally, nerve cells in the brain communicate with each other by firing tiny electrical impulses. When these ...