Seizures in children: Signs to look for and what to do

If you see someone having a seizure or fit, there are some simple things you can do to help.
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New drug cuts seizures by up to 91% in children with rare epilepsy

A new experimental drug is showing remarkable promise for children with Dravet syndrome, a severe genetic form of epilepsy.
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Preterm infant with drug-resistant seizures responds to antisense oligonucleotide treatment

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München-led researchers have induced a greater than 60% reduction in seizure frequency in a preterm infant with early-onset SCN2A developmental and epileptic ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Despite concerns, study suggests febrile seizures following infant vaccinations very rare

Febrile seizures in young children who receive vaccinations age are much rarer than some might think, occurring in just about three children out of 10,000, according to new research published in ...
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The culpable interneurons in infant brain injury that could cause epilepsy

Professor of Pathology, Lee J. Martin, discusses the prevalence and treatment challenges associated with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) ...
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Children with Dravet syndrome went from hundreds of seizures a day to a handful a week after receiving a new genetic treatment called zorevunersen

A new drug called zorevunersen has reduced seizures by up to 90% in children with Dravet syndrome, a devastating form of ...
Medscape

FDA Okays Levetiracetam for Infant and Childhood Seizures

January 25, 2012 — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given the go-ahead for the use of levetiracetam (Keppra, UCB Pharmaceuticals) as adjunctive treatment for partial-onset seizures in ...