One must carefully differentiate between seizures seen in the neonate, child, or adolescent, as the same seizure type may represent completely different epilepsy syndromes and may require different types of therapy depending on the patient’s age. In addition, for those with lesional epilepsy who are possible candidates for surgery, brain plasticity offers a special opportunity for early surgica...

Background: Long-term outcomes following febrile seizures in African children are not well described, but malaria-associated seizures are a risk factor for epilepsy. Design/Methods: 107 consecutive children admitted with febrile seizures (FS group) were age-matched to concurrently admitted children with febrile illness and no seizure, or febrile illness only (FIO). Quarterly follow-up assessmen...

The decision to treat a child with a drug depends upon the individual (frequency of seizures, epilepsy syndrome and neurological findings) and also the wishes of the parents/carers. It remains unclear when drug treatment should beginl-3, and numerous attempts have been made to accurately predict the risk of epilepsy developing (i.e. recurrent, spontaneous seizures) after the first unprovoked se...

Coppola et al. reported 5 out of 11 patients suffering from drug-resistant epileptic encephalopathy associated with cerebral palsy had a ≥50% reduction in the total number of seizures after listening a set of Mozart's compositions 2 h per day for 15 days. Our previous studies also revealed that both seizure frequencies, recurrence of first unprovoked seizure, and epileptiform discharges are sig...

OBJECTIVE Seizures are the most common pediatric neurologic problem. Research of the association between iron deficiency and seizures has shown conflicting results. This study evaluates iron status of children with a first seizure attack (febrile seizure (FS) or first unprovoked afebrile seizure (FUS) and healthy control group. MATERIALS & METHODS In a cross sectional case control study, iron...

Epilepsy is common neurological diseases, affecting about 0.6-0.8 % of world population. Epileptic patients suffer from chronic unprovoked seizures, which can result in broad spectrum of debilitating medical and social consequences. Since seizures, in general, occur infrequently and are unpredictable, automated seizure detection systems are recommended to screen for seizures during long-term el...

PURPOSE The role of EEG after a first seizure has been debated. Epileptiform EEG activity is a good predictor of seizure recurrence, but is reported in only 8-50% of first-seizure adult patients. Even if the EEG is abnormal, the opinions about treatment after a first seizure differ. The role of EEG in treatment decisions after remission or recurrence is also unclear. This study aims to identify...