Autoimmune epilepsy is a newly defined group of conditions characterized by recurrent seizures associated with autoimmunity. Cancer and infections are two potential triggers. Epilepsy is a seizure ...

The researchers of a single-center study found that the relationships between epilepsy and autoimmune diseases may be a result of the different etiopathogenetic mechanisms that underly seizure ...

September 21, 2010 (San Francisco, California) — Some patients with cryptogenic partial seizures refractory to traditional antiepileptic medications may have "autoimmune epilepsy" — epilepsy ...

CHICAGO – Early-initiated immunotherapy appears to be associated with improved seizure outcomes among patients with autoimmune epilepsy, according to a report published Online First by Archives of ...

An unprecedentedly precise exploration of the molecular and electrophysiological basis of a form of autoimmune encephalitis, conducted by the “Cellular Excitability and Neuronal Network Dynamics” team ...

The findings from this single-center cross-sectional study, say the researchers, suggest that IL-6 signaling may be a promising target for the treatment of patients with glutamic acid decarboxylase ...

5-year-old Nathan Camargo had seizures at school before he was diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder Wendy Grossman Kantor is an award-winning journalist who has contributed to PEOPLE for over 20 ...

IVIG may reduce seizure frequency in some children with drug-resistant epilepsy, especially those with generalized seizures. IVIG showed clinically meaningful seizure reduction in a subset of children ...

Epilepsy presents differently in each person. The condition has a range of symptoms that varies. Convulsions can be one sign of epilepsy. However, people often experience epilepsy without ever having ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two weeks before kindergarten graduation, 5-year-old Nathan Camargo had his first seizure. The El Paso boy was eventually ...