Epilepsy in Children

There’s so much to learn when it comes to seizures and epilepsy in children! A child may be diagnosed with a certain type of seizure or by the type of epilepsy syndrome. An epilepsy syndrome describes the epilepsy by certain features such as the seizure type, usual course, pattern or triggers if known, associated conditions if any, and outlook.

Dr. Angel W. Hernandez, pediatric editor for epilepsy.com, has added new content on two epilepsy syndromes seen in children.

Benign rolandic epilepsy (BRE) is one of the more common epilepsy syndromes in children and adolescents. Seizures occur primarily at night, and they usually go away or resolve when a child reaches mid-adolescence.

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Panayiotopoulos Syndrome (PS) starts in mid childhood, with seizures often occurring at night. Seizures in PS are typically longer than those seen in BRE and may require rescue therapies or emergency treatment. However they too resolve or go away after 2 to 3 years.

• Read More about PS