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Seizures & Epilepsy
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 diagnostic
and management information, including:
- Seizures/Epilepsy
- Childhood Absence Epilepsy
- Benign Epilepsy with Centrotemporal Spikes (BECTS)
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Evaluation & Treatment of a First Unprovoked Seizure
- Febrile Seizures
- Infantile Spasms
- Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy (JME)
- Ketogenic Diet
- Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome
- SUDEP (Sudden Death with Epilepsy)
- Tapering Antiepileptic Medication
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.
Authors & Reviewers
Initial publication: December 2022; last update/revision: February 2023
Current Authors and Reviewers:
| Author: | Medical Home Team |
Authoring history
| 2022: first version: Medical Home TeamA |
AAuthor;
CAContributing Author;
SASenior Author;
RReviewer