November is Epilepsy Awareness Month. Many people may already be aware of the condition from its prevalence in medical dramas, but that portrayal is often exaggerated and does not fully encapsulate ...

Paul St. Pierre and N.J. Assemblyman Lou Greenwald during a legislative voting session. (Courtesy of Colleen Quinn) From Camden and Cherry Hill to Trenton and the Jersey Shore, what about life in New ...

Seizures are unpredictable and often cause a sense of panic among those who witness them. For an onlooker, it can look like a person has suddenly lost control of their body, making it a frightening ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Witnessing someone have a seizure can be frightening. There are many causes of seizures − epilepsy and other diseases or ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Local experts say epilepsy is not a condition to be afraid of. Piedmont Columbus Regional pediatric neurologist Pierre Fequiere treats patients with epilepsy every day and knows ...

Advocates say bystanders often do the wrong thing without realizing, sometimes operating off of common misconceptions about ...

What does a seizure look like? It varies. For some people, their seizure is a purely internal sensation. To an untrained observer, it may appear as though nothing’s wrong. In fact, most people with ...

Epilepsy, a brain disorder that causes seizures, affects approximately two million people in the United States. Seizure safety and first aid training is available to help minimize the impact of ...

First-aid guidelines for bystanders and emergency responders have long focused on issues like chest pain, bleeding and recognizing a stroke. Now, they have been updated and expanded to include ...

MT. EPHRAIM, New Jersey (WPVI) -- Paul St. Pierre, a 17-year-old student at Eastern High School in Voorhees Township, has spent nearly a half decade fighting for seizure safety in New Jersey. "In 2019 ...

Epilepsy is a common neurological condition which leads to seizures. It affects millions of people in the United States and tens-of-millions worldwide. It’s important to know what epilepsy is, how to ...