The bill safeguards physician-directed care in a school setting and helps school personnel manage students living with ...

The Epilepsy Foundation announced today that it has awarded $250,000 in funding at their 2025 Shark Tank Competition on Thursday, May 29, 2025.

REGISTER HERE to watch the competition which will include two exciting categories. The Epilepsy Foundation invites entries that represent the most innovative new ideas in epilepsy treatment, care or ...

The Midland Stroll for Epilepsy™ is more than a walk—it’s a community celebration with a purpose. This fun-filled event brings people together to share their stories, learn about epilepsy, connect ...

The latest edition of the Foundation Quarterly captures a defining theme, Turning Hope into Action. This issue highlights powerful personal stories, the dedication of volunteers raising awareness, and ...

Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy (DEE) refers to a group of severe epilepsies that are characterized both by seizures, which are often drug-resistant, as well as encephalopathy, which is a ...

The following factsheets discuss different treatment options for epilepsy. If you are a medical professional, share these factsheets with your patients to help them understand their treatment options.

More than a million women with epilepsy are of childbearing age in the United States. Each year, 20,000 babies are born to women living with epilepsy. The fetus, or unborn baby, is exposed to ...

TBI is a well-recognized cause of seizures and epilepsy. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the result of an external force on the head. TBI can occur as a result of, the head suddenly and violently ...

Vitamin D has been studied for decades for its many functions in the body. Vitamin D is essential to the development of bones during the growing years and maintenance of strong bones through adulthood ...

What Is National Epilepsy Awareness Month (NEAM)? Since 1969, the Epilepsy Foundation has recognized November as National Epilepsy Awareness Month (NEAM). Although 3.4 million people and their ...

SCN1A (sodium voltage-gated channel alpha subunit 1) is a gene that provides instructions for making one part of a sodium channel called NaV1.1. These channels control the flow of sodium into cells in ...