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Epilepsy
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Definition of Epilepsy
Epilepsy is any of various neurological disorders characterized by sudden recurring attacks of motor, sensory, or psychic malfunction with or without loss of consciousness or convulsive seizures.
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Sleep Disorders in Children with Epilepsy: More Common than You Think
Past research conducted in the field of childhood epilepsy has clearly shown a link between behavioral problems and epilepsy. But, what if these behavioral problems in children with epilepsy could be attributed in part to sleep related difficulties? This is the question Dr. Paul Carney, colleague Dr. Eileen Fennell, and Danielle Becker investigated in a recent study entitled, “Daytime Behavior and Sleep Disturbance in Childhood Epilepsy.”
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The Atkins Diet: A Promising Treatment for Intractable Epilepsy
ntil recently, the popular low-carbohydrate, high-fat Atkins diet was considered by the healthcare profession to be no more than a diet fad with possible negative health outcomes including heart disease. However,the medical community may be revising its orginal stance as new research shows that the Atkins diet may potentially be another medical treatment option in preventing seizures in children and possibly adults with intractable epilepsy.
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Motherly Love and Determination A Recipe for a CURE
When Susan Axelrod and several other mothers started Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy (CURE), it was more than just motherly love that fueled their mission, but an intense determination to find a cure for epilepsy. Like many mothers of children with epilepsy, Axelrod has watched her daughter, from the time she was 7 months of age, suffer countless seizures a day. Now 24 years old, Axelrod’s daughter, Lauren, has been on every conceivable epilepsy treatment ranging from Phenobarbital to invasive neurosurgery. Although within the past few years they have been able to control her seizures with a mixture of anti-epileptic medications, the damage to her brain has been done.
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Amusement Parks and Seizures: What Every Parent Should Know
As summer gets under way, many people are heading to amusement parks seeking fun and thrills. Yet for parents of children with epilepsy, venturing to amusement parks requires more than just having fun – it also calls for careful planning. Dr. Janice Buelow, Assistant Professor of Nursing at Indiana University, believes parents need to think about what their child with epilepsy may experience at the amusement park. Buelow also contends that the safety of a child in an amusement park setting depends a lot on how well-controlled their seizures are as well as how skillfully a parent problem solves before going to the amusement park.
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Impact on the Life of the Child
Parents of children with epilepsy describe many challenges that confront their children within the school system. In our experience, school personnel may have a basic understanding of seizures and related safety concerns, but are less well informed about how seizures and the child’s learning, emotional, behavioral and social adjustment are related. For example, genuine concern over a child’s physical safety in the schoolyard may supersede that of concern over his or her social integration. The following paper provides a brief overview of the information we provide in a letter to schools (at the request of parents).
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Ketogenic Diet as Long-Term Treatment Satisfies Parents
The ketogenic diet can be a very effective long-term treatment for children with epilepsy despite the potential adverse effects and challenges in following the diet, according to a study presented by Darcy Groesbeck at this year’s 58th annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, held in San Diego.
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Young Children Fail to Gain Weight on Valproate
One of the many possible side effects of antiepileptic drugs is a change in weight. Valproate, in particular, has been associated with weight gain. However, a recent study by Patricio Espinosa, MD, MPH, presented at the 58th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, San Diego suggests that weight gain with valproate may be a problem for teenagers and adults, but not for children less than 12 years old.
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