Seizures in children: Signs to look for and what to do

If you see someone having a seizure or fit, there are some simple things you can do to help.

It's an exceedingly rare epilepsy. Yet two Lakeland sisters have it

Dravet syndrome affects about 1 in 17,500 children. Having two daughters with the condition is “extraordinarily uncommon.” ...

Rare epilepsy breakthrough: Why this new treatment is reducing seizure frequency in children by 91%

An international clinical trial has achieved a new effective treatment option for rare epilepsy that can reduce seizures by 91% in children. Here is what this breakthrough means for the children ...
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Children with Dravet syndrome went from hundreds of seizures a day to a handful a week after receiving a new genetic treatment called zorevunersen

A new drug called zorevunersen has reduced seizures by up to 90% in children with Dravet syndrome, a devastating form of ...

Groundbreaking new drug shows promise for treating children with a devastating form of epilepsy

An experimental treatment reduces seizures and other symptoms in children with a type of epilepsy called Dravet syndrome.
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Johns Hopkins Children's Center doctors cure young patient of seizures using keto diet

When she was 3 years old, Alana "Lani" Silverberg was eating a cookie when she started turning blue. Her mom, Sara, thought her daughter was choking and called 911. Lani was taken to Johns Hopkins ...