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

Seizures in children can be a terrifying experience for both the child and their parents. Understanding the underlying causes is crucial for effective management and treatment. This article will ...

Dravet syndrome affects about 1 in 17,500 children. Having two daughters with the condition is “extraordinarily uncommon.” ...

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

A new drug is transforming the lives of children born with a severe form of epilepsy, say doctors and families. Dravet syndrome can cause dozens of dangerous seizures a day and affects about one in ...

Silas Hurd has his good days and his bad days. The 9-year-old's debilitating seizures are hard to watch, but his father, Forrest Hurd, said one thing can improve the boy's quality of life: medicinal ...

Scientists have used a cannabis-based drug to reduce seizures in children with a rare form of epilepsy, according to a new study. The participants involved in the study had Dravet syndrome, a form of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Children with epilepsy experienced more sleep-related problems such as night waking, parasomnias and ...

Children with epilepsy sleep poorly compared to healthy children, and are more likely to experience disruptions such as night terrors, sleep walking or sleep disordered breathing, according to a new ...

Epilepsy, which is characterized by seizures of unknown origin, affects millions of people worldwide. It is a neurological disorder and often the cause is not completely known. Brian and Megan Sortman ...

You may want to desensitize the child and train him or her to be able to cope better (Photo: Shutterstock) It’s one of your worst nightmares, as a parent who wants their child to be successful, when ...

When a child has a fever, their body can ache, they are restless and they just don't feel well. While a fever is a part of our natural response to infection, the fever itself can lead to complications ...