Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 75-year-old woman in reasonably good health. Two months ago, I had a seizure in my doctor’s office during my annual checkup. I woke up in an emergency room in a large ...

Medically reviewed by Smita Patel, DO Key Takeaways New-onset adult seizures may be due to stroke, high blood sugar, alcohol ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 75-year-old woman in reasonably good health. Two months ago, I had a seizure in my doctor's office during my annual checkup. I woke up in an emergency room in a large ...

A new study led by researchers at University of Iowa Health Care has revealed a significant association between high blood pressure during pregnancy (gestational hypertension) and an increased risk of ...

Blood glucose levels did not differ among patients with hypoglycemia who presented to the emergency department with and without seizures. Seizures occurred in about 5% of patients with hypoglycemia ...

Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), particularly losartan, are associated with a lower risk for incident epilepsy in patients with hypertension and no preexisting stroke or cardiovascular disease ...

Autoimmune epilepsy is a newly defined group of conditions characterized by recurrent seizures associated with autoimmunity. Cancer and infections are two potential triggers. Epilepsy is a seizure ...

Some dogs really do have superpowers—only instead of capes, they’ve got world-class sniffers. While most humans can barely tell the difference between a cold and allergies, these dogs are busy ...

Approximately 1 in 26 people develop epilepsy, a condition in which someone experiences recurring and unprovoked seizures. But experiencing a seizure does not always mean a person has epilepsy.

High blood pressure in pregnancy (gestational hypertension) affects nearly 16% of pregnancies in the United States and has long been associated with various health complications for both mothers and ...