One in 26 Americans has epilepsy, a neurological condition that interrupts normal electrical activity in the brain. Many effective treatments are available.
Epilepsy is a recurrent seizure disorder that results from abnormal electric brain activity. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Deep Brain Stimulation may be helpful for treating essential tremor and Parkinson’s disease, among others.
A rare and serious condition in which a pregnant or postpartum person suddenly has seizures. Eclampsia is a medical emergency and can lead to injury or death for the pregnant person and/or baby.
Functional magnetic resonance imaging is the most common type of brain imaging, lighting up parts of the brain while patients think or perform activities. Learn more about this process.
A benign nervous condition in which the eyelids spasm uncontrollably.
Bipolar disorder is a brain disorder that includes extreme mood shifts. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Schizophrenia is an umbrella term for a spectrum of disorders that affect how people interpret reality. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Suicide, whether spontaneous or planned, is a tragic act that has many long and far-reaching impacts.
Because infants are vulnerable to infection with their still-developing immune systems, fevers during the first months of life are taken seriously.