The type of seizure you have depends on what area and how much of the brain's electrical activity is affected.

Sudden cardiac arrest can happen to people without any known heart disease, or to those who have some conditions such as ...

Every year, India observes National Epilepsy Day on November 17 to raise awareness about epilepsy, a condition that affects the brain and causes sudden seizures or fits. The World Health Organization ...

The causes, risk factors and warning signs of seizure. May 17, 2008— -- As U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy recovers from what his office has identified as a seizure, questions linger about his overall ...

Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) is a rare but significant concern for people with epilepsy, families, and healthcare providers. It refers to sudden death in individuals with epilepsy, ...

The leading cause of death in epilepsy is rarely explained to patients by doctors, a grieving father has said. Martin Walker ...

When Disney Channel star Cameron Boyce died in 2019, his death was ruled a sudden unexpected death in epilepsy, otherwise known as SUDEP. Boyce, then 20, experienced his first seizure at almost 17, ...

DEAR DR. GOTT: I am writing to find out what you think we should do, because all the specialists are baffled about my husband’s illness. Six months ago, he began to have seizures for no known reason.

Accounting for approximately 10% of all unexpected childhood deaths for children ages 1 to 4, Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood (SUDC) refers to the unexpected death of a child of 12 months or ...