This hub covers seizure first aid: what to do during a seizure, when to use rescue meds, and when to call 911. Clear, research-informed guidance for home, school, sports, and sleep.
Yes, you can get it here! Stick it on the fridge, give it to the grandparents, and share it with teachers.
If a convulsive seizure lasts ~5 minutes, breathing is abnormal, injury occurs, it’s a first seizure, or recovery is not typical.
A written plan for caregivers/schools that includes seizure types, what to do, and when to use rescue meds.
Often yes with 1:1 close supervision, a plan, and risk discussion with your neurologist.
Showers are usually safer than baths. If using a bath, supervision matters.
This systematic review and meta-analysis compared two procedures for drug-resistant epilepsy caused by MRI-positive focal cortical dysplasia type II (FCD II) or tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC).
Researchers combined results from 12 citations on brivaracetam use in children and adolescents age 18 or younger with epilepsy.
Researchers combined results from 48 studies involving 822 people with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome across 19 countries.
This systematic review and meta-analysis examined neuromodulation treatments for people younger than 18 years with drug-resistant epilepsy.
This systematic review and meta-analysis compared levetiracetam with sodium valproate in children age 18 or younger with new-onset epilepsy or established status epilepticus.
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This paper reviewed published studies on using perampanel alone (monotherapy) in children with epilepsy.
This study developed and tested a computer model called EffiFormer to detect epileptic seizures from EEG recordings.
This study looked at whether fracture risk differed between two seizure medicines, lacosamide and levetiracetam, when each was used alone in adults with epilepsy.