Creator: Dr. Lakshmi Venkataraman
Keywords: Epilepsy In Children, Epilepsy In Children glossary, glossary for Epilepsy In Children, Seizures In Children

Written by Dr. Lakshmi Venkataraman, MD

Medically Reviewed by Dr. Sunil Shroff, MBBS, MS, FRCS (UK), D. Urol (Lond)

Last Updated on Oct 25, 2018

Glossary

Epilepsy: Transient disturbances of brain function resulting from abnormal electrical activity of the cells of the brain. There are several types depending on the part of brain affected

Seizure: A single episode of epilepsy

Published on Oct 25, 2018
Last Updated on Oct 25, 2018

Most Popular on Medindia

Iron Intake Calculator

Pregnancy Confirmation Calculator

Drug - Food Interactions

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

Positive Effect of Epilepsy Drugs on Children

Epilepsy is a nervous disorder which cause seizures. Anti-epileptic drugs used in adults found to be effective in children, according to a recent analysis.

Mutations that cause Severe Infant Epilepsy Identified

SCN3A mutations were found to be the cause for severe infantile epilepsy and can lead to the development of early protective treatments.