Twitter is banning animated PNG image files (APNGs) from its platform, after an attack on the Epilepsy Foundation’s Twitter account sent out similar animated images that could potentially cause ...

The Epilepsy Foundation’s Twitter account was recently bombarded with flashing images designed to trigger a seizure among those with the condition. Twitter this week announced a change to its ...

"They were out to create seizures," said Ken Lowenberg, senior director of Web and print publishing for the foundation. He said legitimate users are no longer able to post animated images to the ...

This video shows the OPSCEA (or "Ictal Cinema") technology developed at the UCSF Epilepsy Center. It converts the usual complex "traced-based" recordings of brain waves that doctors see (on the right) ...

Certain Colors More Likely To Cause Epileptic Fits, Researchers Find Date: September 27, 2009 Source: University of Goldsmiths London Summary: Researchers have discovered that epileptic brains are ...

Four years ago, Amber Pearson had an implant put into her brain as part of her epilepsy treatment — and miraculously found it also helped to hinder compulsive thoughts.

REB Images/Getty Images. In a new study, scientists mapped lesions in the brain associated with epilepsy, identifying a brain circuit that can be targeted using brain stimulation.

Study finds early surgery can cure epilepsy in children. March 12, 2013— -- Tom Parrent was home alone with his son 3-year-old Sam -- better known as "Spike" -- when after lunch the boy told ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — Kevin Driggars keeps an image of his 14-year-old son Michael’s brain on his cellphone. It is a reminder of his family’s decadelong struggle with the boy’s ...

Brain abnormalities called focal cortical dysplasia are a common cause of epilepsy, especially when medication cannot control seizures. Seizures affect people in different ways - symptoms include ...