An experimental treatment reduces seizures and other symptoms in children with a type of epilepsy called Dravet syndrome.

Early trials led by Great Ormond Street Hospital and UCL found the treatment cut seizures by up to 91% and showed potential benefits for behaviour and development. The findings, published in The New ...

If you see someone having a seizure or fit, there are some simple things you can do to help.

A new experimental drug is showing remarkable promise for children with Dravet syndrome, a severe genetic form of epilepsy.

From a specialized diet to rapid evaluation, there’s a lot to know about treating childhood epilepsy. We share the latest from experts at The University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children’s. Parents ...

Your child’s brain is an incredible electrical system. Billions of neurons firing in perfect harmony to create thoughts, movements, feelings, and memories. But sometimes, that delicate electrical ...

For parents, a child having a seizure is one of the most frightening experiences imaginable. While many childhood seizures are brief and isolated, others are more serious and persistent. To make the ...

Families say the groundbreaking medicine is transforming the lives of children with Dravet syndrome.

Identifying childhood epilepsy at an early stage is vital; a late diagnosis can hinder a child's growth and education. Specialists stress that this often-misunderstood brain condition, which faces ...

A systematic review found that intermittent diazepam and continuous phenobarbitone reduce the recurrence of febrile seizures in children, but the drugs have mild-to-moderate adverse effects. Because ...

Children whose mothers had diabetes during pregnancy had a higher risk for developing epilepsy during childhood, according to a study published in Pediatrics.“Our findings highlight that prenatal ...

A new form of gene therapy designed to treat the most treatment-resistant form of childhood epilepsy appears to reduce seizures in mice. In a research article published Dec. 14 in Brain, researchers ...