Cooling Treatment to Epilepsy in Kids

Therapeutic cooling of babies deprived of oxygen at birth (birth asphyxia) may help reduce number of epileptic cases in children, found a new study published in the journal Epilepsia. The treatment might also bring down the number of children on anti-epileptic drugs.

Chances of Epilepsy in Kids can be Reduced by Cooling Treatment
- Therapeutic cooling treatment in oxygen deprived babies at birth can reduce chances of epilepsy development
- The cooling treatment may decrease the number of kids dependent on anti-epileptic drug
- The severity of cerebral palsy could also be reduced

Cooling Treatment can Reduce Chances of Epilepsy in Kids

Therapeutic cooling treatment in babies deprived of oxygen at birth (birth asphyxia) can help reduce their epilepsy development chances later in childhood. Read More

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