Resective epilepsy surgery is the surgical removal of a part of the brain. Read about the risks and benefits of resective surgery and possible complications.
Find out how invasive monitoring uses electrodes directly inside your child's brain to pinpoint where seizures start. .
Find out what happens during an electroencephalogram before epilepsy surgery.
DEE-SWAS is a rare epilepsy syndrome that can affect children aged two to 12. Learn about the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of DEE-SWAS.
Read an overview of the surgical process, from determining if your child is a candidate for surgery to post-operative care.
Read about the types of epilepsy and the suggested treatments.
Read about the causes and symptoms of absence epilepsy and how the condition is treated.
Find out what happens when your child is admitted for a video EEG in the epilepsy monitoring unit.
Read about the causes, diagnosis and treatment of neonatal seizures.
Read about the causes, symptoms and treatments for generalized epilepsy syndromes.
The prognosis of an illness is a forecast of how it will develop and the outcome after treatment. Read about the factors that affect the prognosis of a child with epilepsy.
Read about pyridoxine-dependent epilepsy, a rare form of epilepsy caused by a deficiency of alpha-aminoadipic semialdehyde dehydrogenase (antiquitin) due to a genetic mutation.
Read about the causes and features of temporal lobe epilepsies as well as how they are treated and the long-term outlook.
An electroencephalogram (EEG) is a test that measures patterns of electricity in the brain. Learn why an EEG may be performed and what to expect.
Learn about the methods of diagnosis, an important stage in understanding the cause of your child's seizures.
Read about the causes, symptoms and treatments for focal epilepsies in children.
Learn some important things to keep in mind when making a decision about epilepsy surgery, such as surgery goals, risks and possible complications.
Read about the symptoms of self-limited epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (SeLECTS) as well as treatments and long-term outlook.
Read about the causes, symptoms and treatments for epileptic encephalopathies and progressive syndromes.
Read about causes and symptoms of myoclonic seizures and how they are treated.
Read about the causes and symptoms of Lennox-Gastaut syndrome epilepsy and how the condition is treated.
Read about the causes, symptoms and treatments for Landau-Kleffner syndrome.
Read about the causes and symptoms of juvenile myoclonic epilepsy and how the condition is treated.
Read how an eSAM test helps your child's epilepsy team identify the exact part of the brain where your child's seizures start.
Most people with epilepsy can have full social, sexual and family lives. Read about issues surrounding sex and reproduction for those with epilepsy.
