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 ...

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 ...

A teenage girl suddenly began experiencing depression, seizures and involuntary episodes in which she'd hit her head or scratch her arms and then not recall doing so. Doctors discovered that her ...

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 ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My 28-year-old son is in the hospital. He hasn’t been acting like himself for a few weeks (not sleeping nor eating well), and he suddenly had four seizures. The doctors are worried ...

Epilepsy affects millions of people worldwide, yet it remains one of the most misunderstood neurological conditions. The disorder is marked by recurring seizures, sudden bursts of electrical activity ...

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 ...