Can seizures in Angelman syndrome be controlled by gene therapy?
Angelman syndrome is a severe genetic neurological disorder that occurs in children and is [...]
Brain tumours and epilepsy in children
Compared with the effects of brain tumours in adults, brain tumours in children cause addi [...]
Paediatric epilepsy care
In the early 2000s paediatric neurologists and the British Paediatric Neurology Associatio [...]
Tailoring treatment for Early Infant Epileptic Encephalopathy
Diagnosing epilepsy early is important as it means that treatment can start earlier [...]
Brain activity responsible for absence seizures identified
An international team of researchers led by Professor Crunelli at Cardiff University have [...]
Autism and epilepsy
Early life epileptic seizures have been linked to autism and other disorders, but precisel [...]
Which commonly prescribed drug is more effective for infants with epilepsy?
This is the question that a team of researchers from the Children’s Hospital of Chicago as [...]
Important findings for childhood absence epilepsy
An experimental study of childhood absence epilepsy (CAE) suggests that brain activity is [...]
Heat as a seizure trigger
The most common seizure trigger for children aged between 5 months and 6 years is fever. I [...]
Study supports genetic testing for newborns with epilepsy
Research at the University of Michigan suggests that most cases of newborn epilepsy have a [...]
Study supports genetic testing for childhood epilepsy
A brand new review, published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics, supports the routine use of [...]
BBC Radio 5 Live film – 5 things to know if you love someo
BBC Radio 5 Live have released a video – 5 things to know if you love someone with epileps [...]
Trial to prevent epilepsy in tuberous sclerosis
A new clinical trial to investigate the prevention of epilepsy in children with tuberous s [...]
Childhood-Onset Epilepsy Could Be Linked to Accelerated Brain Ageing
Childhood-onset epilepsy could be associated with accelerated brain ageing, according to a [...]
New Set of Recommendations for Better Diagnosis and Management of Dravet Syndrome Developed
A consensus panel of epilepsy specialists, experts in Dravet syndrome, and parents of chil [...]
New Scoring Method Could Eliminate Unnecessary Distress to Children with “Staring Spells”
Researchers in the U.S. developed a new scoring system that can help doctors prioritise wh [...]
Sleep and Memory Consolidation in Children with Focal Epilepsy
Researchers have shown for the first time that sleep-related memory consolidation is intac [...]
Carbamazepine Safe and Effective in Newborn Babies with Epilepsy
A new study published in the scientific journal, Epilepsia, suggests that low-dose oral ca [...]
Infantile Spasms are Being Diagnosed Late
There is a substantial delay in diagnosing and treating infantile spasms in children with [...]
Children with Epilepsy on the Ketogenic Diet Should Have their Blood Selenium Levels Closely Monitored
An olive oil-based ketogenic-diet leads to a decline in selenium levels in children with d [...]