Seizures & Epilepsy
Pediatricians care for a wide range of children with seizures and
epilepsy, including the typically developing child with infrequent seizures and the
severely impaired child with complicated medical regimens. The Medical Home Portal
provides information about some specific seizure syndromes and general diagnositic
and management information, including:
- Seizures/Epilepsy
- Childhood Absence Epilepsy
- Infantile Spasms
- Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy (JME)
- Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome
- Childhood Epilepsy with Centrotemporal Spikes (CECTS)
- Febrile Seizures
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Evaluation & Treatment of a First Unprovoked Seizure
- Tapering Antiepileptic Medication
- Ketogenic Diet
- SUDEP (Sudden Death with Epilepsy)
Answers to questions that families may frequently ask can be found at:
The Care Notebook may also be
helpful for tracking seizure triggers, hisotory, medical test results, and medical
records.