Seizures starting in the temporal lobes are usually, but not always, focal impaired awareness seizures. You might start the seizure being aware of what’s happening, and then lose awareness as the ...

The human brain is formed by a complex network of neural connections and most of them link neighboring brain regions, which are also the most studied to date. But a recent neuroscientific study by ...

Some people have a warning or aura, which is a focal aware seizure, that tells them that they are going to have a further seizure. When this happens, a special magnet can be passed over the stimulator ...

Three months after I was diagnosed, I heard about Cameron Boyce’s passing of Sudden Unexpected Dead in Epilepsy (SUDEP). My doctor did not tell me this was a possibility, and it caused me to spiral.

Introduction: Temporal lobe epilepsy is the most common form of focal epilepsy, often associated with cognitive impairments, particularly in memory functions, and depression. Sex and APOE ε4 genotype ...

As a veterinarian interested in human epilepsy, Buckmaster sought to find additional animal models for human temporal lobe epilepsy. He later met a veterinarian who worked with the Marine Mammal ...

Hemiparesis after a new onset seizure was originally considered a contraindication to lytic administration to avoid the hemorrhagic risk associated with thrombolysis in patients experiencing ...

If you or a loved one has experienced a seizure, you know how scary they can be. The uncontrolled jolting, stiffening of the body, and even loss of consciousness can be unnerving under the best of ...

Mild cognitive impairment is linked to blood vessel dysfunction in the brain's temporal lobes—the seat of memory—according to a new USC-led study. The findings, seen in people with and without ...

It is linked to cognitive functions in conditions like stroke and Alzheimer’s disease. However, there have been few studies on CVR in the medial temporal lobe, which is impacted early in Alzheimer’s ...

Mild cognitive impairment is linked to blood vessel dysfunction in the brain's temporal lobes - the seat of memory - according to a new USC-led study. The findings, seen in people with and without ...