The story of Eric, a nine year old boy with several short episodes of blank stare in a day displays an example of Childhood Absence Epilepsy. His mother apparently had similar episodes in childhood.

(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 ...

A group of researchers has succeeded in revealing a principle mechanism of a neural network in the human brain, which will provide an important clue to potential treatments for absence seizures.

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 ...

This transcript has been edited for clarity. Andrew N. Wilner, MD: Welcome to Medscape. I'm your host, Dr Andrew Wilner, reporting on the annual American Epilepsy Society meeting. With me today is my ...

New York, Aug. 11, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report "Childhood Absence Epilepsy Treatment Market Research Report by Drug, by Disease Type - Global Forecast ...

A seizure can be alarming, especially in children, who are often unable to describe it or call for help. Seizures are sudden bursts of electrical activity in the brain that cause changes in behaviour, ...

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 ...

Imagine slipping in and out of consciousness hundreds of times per day, staying awake the whole time but having no sense of awareness during these lapses. In children with absence epilepsy, these ...

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