Many children with epilepsy who aren't experiencing epilepsy symptoms eventually can discontinue medications and live a seizure-free life. For some children with drug-resistant epilepsy, surgery is an ...

Epilepsy is one of the more common neurologic disorders in children. About 1 in 26 people have epilepsy, and 1 in 10 people will have at least one seizure in their lifetime. Epilepsy can be a ...

(NEW YORK) — Feelings of exhaustion, discrimination, embarrassment over loss of privacy and body functions, as well as an overwhelming sense life disruption are common among children with epilepsy, ...

Seizures in children are often linked to epilepsy, but medical experts caution that not every seizure is necessarily due to the condition. In many cases, seizures may signal other underlying ...

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, ...

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.

Children with drug-resistant epilepsy who are Black or insured through Medicaid may be less likely than white and privately insured patients to receive surgical treatments that can end or minimize ...

Children with a severe form of epilepsy should be vaccinated against the flu due to the high risk of seizures being triggered by an influenza infection, according to a new study. Children with a ...

Topical cannabidiol (CBD) gel, added to antiseizure medication, may help reduce seizures and improve quality of life in children with developmental and epileptic encephalopathies, according to the ...

The latest COVID-19 discovery is a particularly troubling one given that it relates to children. “The neurology workforce should be prepared for a significant increase in the number of patients with ...

Bryson Thompson smiles mischievously, eyes twinkling, as he chats on the living-room couch of his family’s Danville home. He’s a typical, happy, sports-consumed 11-year-old: He loves playing baseball ...