People who have a COVID-19 infection are more likely to develop seizures or epilepsy within the six months following infection than are people who have an influenza infection, according to a study published in the online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN). The increased risk was more noticeable… Continue reading Covid-19 and Epilepsy
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More Americans Have Epilepsy than Ever Before
Editor’s note: Here in this news release, experts from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) talk about the increase in epilepsy cases and how they should be handled: The number of U.S. adults and children with epilepsy is increasing, with at least 3.4 million people living with the disorder, according to data released today in… Continue reading More Americans Have Epilepsy than Ever Before
Looking for A Solution to Epilepsy
Most people associate epilepsy with intense seizures and resulting loss of consciousness. But according to experts from the National Institutes of Health, most epilepsy may be hard to recognize. These little spells can be an early warning sign of epilepsy, a brain disorder that strikes an estimated 1 in 26 Americans at some point in… Continue reading Looking for A Solution to Epilepsy