Read about the types of epilepsy and the suggested treatments.
Read about causes and symptoms of myoclonic seizures and how they are treated.
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 the symptoms of self-limited epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (SeLECTS) as well as treatments and long-term outlook.
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.
Learn about benign acute childhood myositis, a condition that causes muscle pain in children with viral infections.
Read about the causes and symptoms of absence epilepsy and how the condition is treated.
Read about the symptoms and causes of focal aware seizures (previously known as simple partial seizure) and how they are treated.
Read about the causes, symptoms and treatments for focal epilepsies in children.
Read about the causes, symptoms and treatments for epileptic encephalopathies and progressive syndromes.
Read about causes and symptoms of focal impaired awareness seizures and how they are treated.
An overview of the symptoms, causes and treatment of this sudden partial facial weakness.
Learn some important things to keep in mind when making a decision about epilepsy surgery, such as surgery goals, risks and possible complications.
Learn about the many different causes of epilepsy in children, which are classified into six categories: structural, genetic, infectious, metabolic, immune and unknown.
Learn about strokes occurring in newborns. Stroke is caused by a blockage of the blood vessels in the brain and can happen at any age. Stroke occurs as frequently in newborns as in the elderly, yet it often goes unrecognized and untreated.
Find out the causes and symptoms of Rasmussen syndrome and how this form of epilepsy is treated.
Read about the causes and features of temporal lobe epilepsies as well as how they are treated and the long-term outlook.
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.
Most people with epilepsy can have full social, sexual and family lives. Read about issues surrounding sex and reproduction for those with epilepsy.
Read about the causes and symptoms of juvenile myoclonic epilepsy and how the condition is treated.
Find out how seizures are classified, or grouped together and how they may impact a child.
A step-by-step introduction to the different types of childhood brain tumors. Answers from Canadian Paediatric Hospitals.
Read about the causes and treatments for reflex epilepsy, a rare condition in which seizures are set off by specific stimuli such as flashing lights.
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.
