(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 ...

Scientists have discovered a neurological origin for absence seizures -- a type of seizure characterized by very short periods of lost consciousness in which people appear to stare blankly at nothing.

A seizure occurs when there is abnormal electrical activity in the brain. There are different types of seizures depending on where and how much brain activity is affected. If someone is seizing make ...

Absence seizures, also known as silent or petit mal seizures, are a type of epilepsy that can go untreated, especially in children. The outward signs are subtle, with no convulsive seizures or ...

Researchers have discovered the genetic cause of a type of childhood epilepsy called childhood absence epilepsy, which accounts for 10-12 percent of epilepsy cases in children under age 16. The ...

These seizures affect both sides of the brain and often result in loss of consciousness. Absence seizures, previously known as petit mal seizures, cause a brief lapse in awareness, while tonic-clonic ...

Absence seizures, common in children, present as brief lapses in awareness, often mistaken for daydreaming. These non-convulsive seizures involve staring spells and subtle movements, potentially ...

Childhood Absence Epilepsy (CAE) is a neurological condition causing brief, unnoticed seizures often mistaken for daydreaming. Starting around age 4 and peaking at 6-7 years, it is treatable with ...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. & CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cavion, Inc., a clinical stage biotechnology company developing novel therapeutics for neurological diseases, announced today that their first ...