Are you worried whether your child has epilepsy? If your child has epilepsy, are you afraid to send him/ her to school, to play or do sports? Epileptic seizures in children can be a deeply distressing ...

Febrile seizures are a common occurrence in young children, typically affecting those between six months and five years of age. These seizures are triggered by fever, often due to infections ...

Disability is a significant risk factor for lower quality of life (QOL) and increased caregiver burden among children with epilepsy and their caregivers.

Using a single-cell sequencing technique, Brazilian researchers have created the first cell atlas of focal cortical dysplasia ...

The ketogenic diet, or ketogenic diet therapy, is sometimes used as a treatment for epilepsy. For some children and adults, the ketogenic diet helps to control their seizures. There are different ...

Jan. 22, 2025 — Doctors could soon reduce epilepsy misdiagnoses by up to 70% using a new tool that turns routine electroencephalogram, or EEG, tests that appear normal into highly accurate ...

Researchers at the University of Virginia Brain Institute and UVA School of Medicine will conduct a trial to see if the ...

With proper support, you can feel more confident in managing your child’s condition and ensuring their safety. Seizures in children are caused by disturbances in the brain’s electrical signals that ...

The pediatric epilepsy team at Johns Hopkins has almost 100 years of experience in treating epilepsy with the ketogenic diet. More than 1,500 children have been enrolled in our ketogenic diet program ...