Causes of Childhood Epilepsy

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kidshealth.org — “Epilepsy causes electrical signals in the brain to misfire, which can lead to multiple seizures over a period of time. Anyone can get epilepsy at any age, but the majority of new diagnoses are in kids.View full resource at kidshealth.org

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Latest Treatments for Childhood Epilepsy and Getting the Right Diagnosis - Patient Power

patientpower.info — “Seizures, at any age, are frightening for family members and others to witness. Parents feel helpless and confused and can accidently cause harm to a child in their attempts to help during a seizure. During this webcast, sponsored by Vanderbilt …View full resource at patientpower.info

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What Causes Seizure In Focal Epilepsy?

medicalnewstoday.com — “In focal epilepsy, seizures are generated by a localized, synchronous neuronal electrical discharge that may spread to large portions of the brain. In spite of intense research in theView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Benign Childhood Epilepsy: eMedicine Neurology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Epilepsy is defined as 2 or more unprovoked seizures. The various types of epilepsy differ in many aspects, including (1) age of onset, (2) semiology, (3) EEG findings, and (4) outcome. In 1987, Freeman et al reported ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Evidence-Based Treatment For Childhood Epilepsy

medicalnewstoday.com — “The first comprehensive comparative effectiveness clinical trial of three widely used anti-seizure drugs for childhood absence epilepsy the most common form of epilepsy in kids has established anView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Catastrophic Epilepsy Caused by Defect in One Gene

health.msn.com — “Catastrophic Epilepsy Caused by Defect in One GeneView full resource at health.msn.com

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Parents may not cause twins' epilepsy

news.brisbanetimes.com.au — “Parents may not cause twins' epilepsyView full resource at news.brisbanetimes.com.au

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What causes seizure in focal epilepsy?

physorg.com — “In focal epilepsy, seizures are generated by a localized, synchronous neuronal electrical discharge that may spread to large portions of the brain. In spite of intense research in the field of epilepsy, a key question remains unanswered: what are the earliest cellular events leading to the initiation ...View full resource at physorg.com

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Fight Against Tapeworm-caused Epilepsy Intensified

medicalnewstoday.com — “The Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp increases its fight in Congo against the pork tapeworm, in spite of its name also a human parasite, causing epilepsy. The ITM scientists have worked forView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Severe Epilepsy And Mental Retardation Caused By Genetic Defect

medicalnewstoday.com — “A research team at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Soroka University Medical Center in Beer-Sheva, Israel has detected a genetic mutation resulting in a progressive disease of severe mentalView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Severe Epilepsy And Mental Retardation Caused By Genetic Defect http://mnt.to/3L9k #pediatrics

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Previously Unknown Cause Of Epilepsy Revealed By Genome Sequencing

medicalnewstoday.com — “Only 10 years ago, deciphering the genetic information from one individual in a matter of weeks to find a certain disease-causing genetic mutation would have been written off as science fiction.View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Previously Unknown Cause Of Epilepsy Revealed By Genome Sequencing http://t.co/Prb6ektd #genetics

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YouTube - What Causes Epilepsy? (Epilepsy #5)

youtube.com — “Sixty million Americans will develop epilepsy during their lifetimes. Let's look at why.Watch More Health Videos at Health Guru: http://www.healthguru.com/?YTView full resource at youtube.com

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The Ketogenic Diet in the Treatment of Childhood Epilepsy | Neurology

touchneurology.com — “Ketogenic diet, epilepsy, childhood, drug-resistantView full resource at touchneurology.com

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Childhood Epilepsy Triples the Long Term Mortality Risk

medindia.net — “Onset of epilepsy during childhood triples the long term mortality risk. Epilepsy-related mortality is higher than originally estimated.View full resource at medindia.net

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IngentaConnect Levetiracetam in Childhood Epilepsy

ingentaconnect.com — “IngentaConnect Levetiracetam in Childhood EpilepsyView full resource at ingentaconnect.com

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