Many patients suffer from epilepsy that cannot be controlled by current medications. Surgical removal of epileptogenic brain regions is effective in only about half of cases, and not all patients are ...

Many families face the challenge of drug-resistant epilepsy, questioning the transition from medication to surgery.

Researchers have discovered that mutations in the FOXJ3 gene act as a "master switch" failure, disrupting how the brain builds its layers and leading to FCD, a primary cause of drug-resistant epilepsy ...

Ketogenic diet therapies, including the classic ketogenic diet, modified Atkins diet, and low glycaemic index treatment, have shown effectiveness in controlling seizures, in part by shifting ...

The research, published recently in the Journal of Neuroscience, reveals that after a seizure occurs, the brain enters a state of deep sleep that mimics the process of memory storage. Instead of ...

Researchers identify prochlorperazine as a potential new treatment for temporal lobe epilepsy by restoring the KCC2 chloride ...

March 9 (Reuters) - Xenon Pharmaceuticals said on Monday its experimental epilepsy drug met the main goal of showing a statistically significant reduction in focal onset seizures in a late-stage trial ...

The brain reinforces seizure networks during post-seizure sleep by hijacking the same mechanisms used for memory consolidation.

Drug-resistant epilepsy affects millions worldwide, with focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) as one of the leading causes. Yet its ...

Mechanisms and Frontiers of Treatment for Diabetes-Related Epilepsy. Journal of Biosciences and Medicines, 14, 57-73. doi: 10.4236/jbm.2026.143006 . Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disease ...

Azetukalner, a Kv7 potassium channel opener, reduced the frequency of focal onset seizures by a placebo-adjusted rate of 42.7 ...