Epilepsy

As a toddler, Ava was having up to 20 seizures a day. No medication helped. But UVA Children's experts freed her from seizures with brain surgery.

A recent UVA study found that seizures and memory formation follow the same brain circuits.

The work shows how the novel approach reduces seizures and prolongs survival in Dravet syndrome.

UVA scientists have identified how failure in the brain’s natural braking system contributes to epileptic seizures.

The UVA findings could allow doctors to augment the immune system’s natural response.

The researchers' goal was to refine the method of glucose mapping for more accuracy and better resolution.

UVA research reveals why sleep can raise risks for people with epilepsy and contribute to sudden unexpected death in epilepsy.

UVA researchers have identified a potential way to prevent sudden unexpected death in epilepsy.

The new approach could help open underused surgery to patients who are currently ineligible.

Focused ultrasound, the researchers hope, could revolutionize treatment for conditions from Alzheimer’s to brain tumors and even stroke.