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 ...

A dedicated pediatric “one-stop” First Seizure Clinic cuts wait times to under a week and enables earlier diagnoses, giving families faster answers and more streamlined care.

Children referred to a first seizure clinic often see a neurologist epilepsy specialist within 1 week for timely diagnosis ...

Epilepsy is a neurological disorder structured into syndromes. This chronic non-communicable brain ailment can affect people of all ages and can be developed at any time of their life. Our brains ...

Absence seizures, common in children, present as brief lapses in awareness, often mistaken for daydreaming. These non-convulsive seizures involve star ...

Seizures can be a terrifying experience for both children and parents alike. With approximately 4-5% of children experiencing ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Children aged 6 to 24 months had a significantly increased risk for seizure. The results raise questions for ...

Children and teens may experience nonmotor seizures for months or years before being seen in an emergency department for a more obvious seizure that includes convulsions, according to a study ...

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 ...

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

Copenhagen, Denmark: New data shows that the number of children suffering a seizure after swallowing medications or illegal substances has doubled between 2009 and 2023 in the US. The findings were ...

Near-real-time monitoring detected a previously identified statistical signal for myocarditis or pericarditis and a new statistical signal for seizures in children vaccinated against COVID-19.