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 and young adults with severe forms of epilepsy that does not respond to standard antiepileptic drugs have fewer seizures when treated with purified cannabinoid, according to a multi-center ...

How Common Are Nonconvulsive Seizures in Children? In a recent study by Abend and colleagues, [1] 100 children (52 girls, 48 boys, median age 2.9 years) with encephalopathy were monitored with ...

When she was 3 years old, Alana "Lani" Silverberg was eating a cookie when she started turning blue. Her mom, Sara, thought her daughter was choking and called 911. Lani was taken to Johns Hopkins ...

In a recent trend, parents of children with some forms of epilepsy are giving marijuana to their children in hopes of alleviating the seizures, but researchers say cannabis is not a proven treatment ...

TREATABLE ARE DEFINITELY MAKING A COMEBACK. WE HAVE A NEW WARNING TONIGHT ABOUT YOUNG CHILDREN AND FLU SHOTS. THE FDA IS SAYING NOW THAT IT WANTS MANUFACTURERS TO ADD THE RISK FOR SEIZURES TO THAT ...

On the fourth floor of Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital — past blue and white walls designed with underwater bubbles and waves — a new medical clinic treats children at their most vulnerable: ...

For seizures that cause falls, a protective helmet helps prevent injury. A good seizure helmet should provide safety and ...

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 ...

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 ...