Perampanel May Help Some Children With Autoimmune Seizures
This study looked at perampanel, a seizure medicine, in 14 children with autoimmune encephalitis (AE) who had AE-related seizures or epilepsy.
Pediatrics
This hub covers pediatric epilepsy in infants, kids, and teens, including diagnosis, syndromes, development, school plans, and safety. New studies translated into clear takeaways for parents.
What you’ll find in this topic:
- Plain-language summaries of new epilepsy studies
- What the research means for real life
- Practical questions to ask your neurologist
- Related topics you can explore next
Pediatrics: What Families Usually Want to Know
- What’s different about epilepsy in infants, kids, and teens
- Common causes, including genetic syndromes and brain development issues
- When to push for a specialty epilepsy center
- School plans, sports, and day-to-day safety
Common Pediatric Epilepsy Terms in Plain English
- Syndrome: A recognizable pattern of seizures + EEG + symptoms
- Developmental delay: Slower skill development (can have many causes)
- Regression: Losing previously gained skills (flag for urgent evaluation)
- Febrile seizure: Seizure with fever (often benign, sometimes relevant)
- Epileptic encephalopathy: Seizures/EEG patterns that can affect development
Related Topics
Pediatric Epilepsy FAQ
When is epilepsy “drug-resistant?”
Usually when two appropriate medications haven’t controlled seizures.
Should we get a 504 plan or an IEP?
Many families benefit and it depends on seizure frequency, medications, and learning needs.
Can kids with epilepsy play sports?
Often yes, with smart precautions. Ask your neurologist or epileptologist about your child’s specific risks.
What symptoms mean “call now?”
Clusters, prolonged seizures, breathing trouble, new weakness, or major regression.
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PRRT2 Gene Changes Linked To Infant Epilepsy In India
Researchers looked at 15 children with self-limiting familial infantile epilepsy (SeLFIE), a type of epilepsy that starts in infancy and can run in families.
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Comorbidities | Drug-Resistant Epilepsy | Epilepsy Research Summaries | Genetics | New Studies | Pediatrics
PRRT2 Gene Changes Linked To Seizures And Movement Disorders
This was a retrospective case series from one children’s hospital in China.
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Rare Occipital Seizures Often Cause Complex Visual Symptoms
This was a systematic review of published reports about lateral occipital seizures, a rare type of focal seizure arising from the lateral occipital lobe, a brain region involved in vision.
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Devices & Neuromodulation | Drug-Resistant Epilepsy | Epilepsy Research Summaries | New Studies | Pediatrics | Status Epilepticus
Fast Vagus Nerve Stimulation Helped Control Severe Seizures
This paper describes one child with febrile infection-related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES), a rare condition in which severe seizures begin after a febrile infection.
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Seizure Prevention After Child Head Injury Varies Widely
This study looked at current practices and knowledge gaps in how physicians in pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) in Mainland China use prophylactic anti-seizure medicines for pediatric post-traumatic epilepsy after traumatic brain injury.
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Six Children With Rare Gene-Linked Epilepsy Described
Researchers reviewed trio-WES/WES results from 886 individuals with unexplained epilepsy evaluated from 2018 to 2023.
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Steroid Treatment Linked To Better EEG And Thinking
This study looked at children with developmental and/or epileptic encephalopathy with spike-wave activation in sleep (D/EE-SWAS), a rare paediatric epileptic encephalopathy in which epileptiform discharges become markedly activated during non-REM sleep and can be linked with seizures and neurocognitive regression.
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Best EEG Analysis Methods For Seizure-Related Conditions
Researchers looked at how different ways of analyzing EEG “functional connectivity” perform in seizure-related conditions.
