This hub covers epilepsy comorbidities, which are the other conditions that often show up alongside seizures (like ADHD, anxiety, depression, autism, and sleep issues). Plain-language research takeaways for families.
Often both. Shared brain networks, stress, sleep disruption, and medication effects can all contribute.
Track timing: New symptoms after med changes or dose increases may point to side effects.
If school is hard, attention/memory changes, or there’s concern about learning, yes, it can guide supports.
Sometimes. Improving sleep and stress can reduce seizure susceptibility in some people.
A recent study looked at how much teachers know about asthma, type 1 diabetes, and epilepsy in children.
This study looked at how common posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is in people with drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) compared to those with other chronic diseases, specifically type 1 diabetes (T1D) and drug-resistant atrial fibrillation (AF).
Researchers studied the Social and Occupational Functioning Scale for Epilepsy (SOFSE) to create a Russian version that could help assess how well adults with epilepsy manage social and work-related activities.
This study looked at the effects of epilepsy surgery on children and teenagers who have epilepsy that does not respond to medication.
A study was conducted to see how effective a computerized program called Go!
This study focused on children aged 1 month to 18 years who experienced new-onset focal seizures, which are seizures that start in one area of the brain.
This study looked at the risk of developing glaucoma in patients with epilepsy who were prescribed different medications: topiramate, valproate, and lamotrigine.
This study looked at how people with drug-resistant focal epilepsy remember things over time compared to healthy individuals.
Researchers studied a new method to improve sleep in children with epilepsy, focusing on 27 kids who were undergoing monitoring for their seizures.