As newborn screening and rapid DNA sequencing become routine, we are poised to catch and treat inherited diseases at their ...

When babies are very young, their brains are growing fast. That’s why it's important for parents to know what signs might ...

These genetically engineered mice provide a new opportunity for scientists to test treatments that may benefit children. Researchers studying a difficult-to-treat form of childhood epilepsy called ...

We examined neonatal predictors of epilepsy in term newborns with neonatal encephalopathy (NE) by studying children enrolled in a longitudinal, single center cohort study. Clinical data were ...

The aim of the study was to determine the incidence of electrographic seizure activity in a prospective cohort of preterm infants and relate it to the presence of cerebral injury. Infants born <30 ...

There are a wide number of medications available for treating epilepsy in children and advances in the past years have made a difference. In fact, nine new drugs have become available in the last ...

They do not take the place of daily medications and should only be used to help stop a seizure quickly in emergency situations. Depending on the circumstance, they can be administered ...

A new partnership between Valley Children's Hospital and authorable is aimed at reducing stigma and encouraging empathy ...