A 21-year-old patient benefits from a novel application of responsive neurostimulation, also known asRNS, surgery to reduce seizures from drug-resistant epilepsy.

Six years after brain surgery for rare epilepsy Rasmussen’s encephalitis that caused rapid brain deterioration, high school senior is seizure free and planning to pursue nursing.

C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital launches Calming the Storm, a campaign to support children with epilepsy and their families during Epilepsy Awareness Month in November.

A new study links two autism-associated genes together for the first time, potentially revealing a mechanism behind brain changes seen in people with autism.

The death rate for patients with functional, nonepileptic seizures is higher than expected, with a rate comparable to epilepsy and severe mental illness, a Michigan Medicine-led study finds.

Last year, a young girl experienced up to 40 seizures a week. Today, after nearly a year of working with the ketogenic diet team at University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital – overseen by a pediatric neurologist and dietitian – she’s celebrating six months of seizure freedom.

For kids with epilepsy, seizures can strike at any time. Here’s what you can do to help.

Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed a model for studying one type of familial epilepsy, opening the door to understanding—and eventually targeting—the mechanisms that lead to the disorder and its associated fatalities.

A study finds intriguing brain wave patterns in comatose patients who died following cardiac arrest.

DBS treatment has more commonly been used in adults with epilepsy but is now helping children like Rylan improve their quality of life. 

A new study of MRI scans reveal structural abnormalities in the brains of people with functional, nonepileptic seizures, which are often misdiagnosed as epilepsy.

Basic science research at Michigan Medicine has led to a new drug trial

Generic anti-seizure drugs’ costs went down during the same time, study shows

Most parents say CBD for kids should require a doctor’s prescription, while 7% have given or considered giving it to children for medical reasons. 

Pediatric experts from University of Michigan Health investigating the relationship between sleep and children with epilepsy find sleep concerns prevalent and often persist into adulthood.