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Microarray analysis can give a complete and detailed picture of the genome, making other costly tests unnecessary.
The main aim of this study was to determine what factors predict the seizure outcome of children with epilepsy.
The main aim of this study was to determine seizure status of children 2 to 17 years of age diagnosed with epilepsy.
The authors of this study found a variety of reasons why some patients continued to experience seizures after treatment, or required prolonged use of medication to treat seizures.
The primary aim of this study was to gain a greater understanding of how children and adolescents with epilepsy (specifically, epilepsy that does not respond to medical treatment) perceive their quality of life.
Complex partial epilepsy (CPE) is a developmental disorder defined by recurrent seizures that are localized to one part of the brain and can impair consciousness or awareness
Beyond the effects of seizures, spinal instrumentation inserted surgically to treat scoliosis may add pressure to the spine, making injuries even more likely.
Perinatal asphyxia in newborns can lead to a range of disorders including cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, global developmental delay, or epilepsy.
A scoring system based on certain risk-factors that predispose newborns experiencing seizures to long-term developmental disability will help doctors to identify patients who will benefit from early treatment.
Topiramate, approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in children older than two years of age, has been shown to be effective for treating seizures, and, moreover, it seems to protect the brain from injury.
Genetic duplications or deletions may exist even in patients with normal karyotypes, and these variations may play an explanatory role in a patient’s autism-like characteristics.
As more preterm survivors of cerebellar injury are monitored for long-term development, physicians will be able to more readily evaluate potential risk for ASD associated with extreme prematurity and cerebellar injury.