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.
Usually when two appropriate medications haven’t controlled seizures.
Many families benefit and it depends on seizure frequency, medications, and learning needs.
Often yes, with smart precautions. Ask your neurologist or epileptologist about your child’s specific risks.
Clusters, prolonged seizures, breathing trouble, new weakness, or major regression.
This study looked at how effective vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is for people with drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) and what factors might predict a positive response to this treatment.
A study was conducted to compare two medications used to treat seizures: levetiracetam (LEV) and brivaracetam (BRV).
A study was conducted to evaluate the outcomes of a surgical procedure called hemispherotomy in 23 children with drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) in Panama.
This study looked at how different antiseizure medications (ASMs) affect cholesterol levels and weight in people with epilepsy.
Researchers studied a type of epilepsy called self-limited epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (SeLECTS) in 192 children.
Researchers studied the impact of epilepsy on adolescents and young adults from 1990 to 2021 across different countries and regions.
This study looked at the long-term results of a treatment called stereotactic radiofrequency thermocoagulation (SRT) for patients with hypothalamic hamartomas (HHs), which are brain growths that can cause difficult-to-control seizures.
A recent study looked at the role of EEG (electroencephalogram) tests in patients who had their first unprovoked seizure.
This study looked at how effective vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is for children with drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE), which means their seizures do not respond well to medications.