Seizures in children can be a terrifying experience for both the child and their parents. Understanding the underlying causes is crucial for effective management and treatment. This article will ...

Researchers are optimistic after early results showed that experimental drug treatment zorevunersen may significantly reduce the number of seizures in children with a rare and severe form of epilepsy.

Seizures in newborns are one of the most frequent acute neurological conditions among infants admitted to neonatal care units. A study published in Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology indicates ...

Persistent prenatal distress is associated with a significantly increased risk for epilepsy in offspring, a new study showed. Investigators emphasized that the risk was only slightly elevated, ...

Seizures in newborns are one of the most frequent acute neurological conditions among infants admitted to neonatal care units. A study published in Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology indicates ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Children had a higher risk for developing epilepsy if their mother had diabetes during pregnancy. The risk was ...

A new experimental treatment for children with a hard-to-treat form of epilepsy is safe and can reduce seizures dramatically, helping them lead much healthier and happier lives, the findings of a UCL ...

Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) is a rare and severe form of epilepsy, accounting for up to 4 percent of all childhood epilepsy cases. LGS is characterized by three criteria: multiple seizure types, ...

Children born to mothers with any diabetes type in Ontario, Canada, had a higher risk of developing epilepsy. For children of mothers with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, epilepsy risk tended to rise with ...

Background. Klein and colleagues have previously published data [1] on the frequency of febrile seizures after receipt of the measles-mumps-rubella-varicella (MMRV) vaccine. They demonstrated that the ...

Research has shown early diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy disorders can improve outcomes. The question of when to ...

Silas Hurd has his good days and his bad days. The 9-year-old's debilitating seizures are hard to watch, but his father, Forrest Hurd, said one thing can improve the boy's quality of life: medicinal ...