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

Aug. 30, 2004 — Ictal stuttering (IS) suggests psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES), according to the results of a prospective study published in the Aug. 10 issue of Neurology. These patients ...

Postictal psychosis can be a serious complication following epileptic seizure, but the risk factors for such events are unclear. In a retrospective analysis of the clinical records of 684 patients ...

Researchers have found that cardiac pacing may help epilepsy patients with seizure-related falls due to ictal asystole, an unusual condition in which the heart stops beating during an epileptic ...

UAB Department of Neurosurgery Professor Kristen Riley, M.D., and Neurosurgery PGY6 Resident Adeel Ilyas, M.D., are among the authors of a recent paper published in NEJM Evidence titled, “Pro-Ictal ...

Researchers have developed a new method for triggering and imaging seizures in epilepsy patients, offering physicians the ability to collect real-time data to tailor epilepsy surgery. In contrast to ...

A recent retrospective, single-center study sought to characterize symptoms associated with vestibular migraine attacks, symptoms in between attacks, psychiatric comorbidities, and interictal ...

Surfers get that you need to take a solid wipe-out before you can surf. Not necessarily in the same day, or session, but recent. And not necessarily a coral-scraping, pile-driving bon-crusher that ...

Researchers have developed a new method for triggering and imaging seizures in epilepsy patients, offering physicians the ability to collect real-time data to tailor epilepsy surgery. In contrast to ...

Syncope is a common and disabling problem, and its cause may be difficult to elucidate. A 64-year-old right-handed male taxi driver was referred to us for the investigation of syncope in April 2007.