The first Research Chair in Pediatric Epilepsy has been created at CHU Sainte-Justine in Montreal. The goal is to better ...

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 ...

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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, ...

Conner Butler, now 15, started suffering seizures in 2020. He underwent a surgery last year at Akron Children's Hospital that ...

An international consortium has identified at least some of the genetic drivers of a mysterious form of pediatric epilepsy. Epilepsy is present in 4% of the population, and is among the most common ...

Drug-resistant epilepsy in children is rising, posing serious challenges. Dr. Atampreet Singh explains early warning signs, ...

Epilepsy can be a scary diagnosis, and in children, the diagnosis not only effects the patients but can also effect the ...

Children with epilepsy had an increased risk for injuries requiring hospitalization compared with controls in Finland, with boys showing greater risk than girls among all included participants. Risk ...

A neurologic disorder is any condition that affects the brain and nerves throughout the body. Common neurologic conditions in children include epilepsy, cerebral palsy, attention deficit hyperactivity ...

Credit: Getty Images In recognition of National Epilepsy Awareness Month, experts discuss the use of antiseizure medications for the management of epilepsy during pregnancy. The potential risks ...

By the time she and her husband, Owen, were expecting their first child in 2002, she had had several more seizures. But there ...