A new study has found that rapid genome sequencing is a fast and effective way to diagnose infant epilepsy, a condition that, if left untreated, can lead to developmental delays. The researchers hope ...

For the first time, clinicians have access to a clear, evidence-based roadmap for adjusting antiseizure medication doses ...

Bella Hauschildt was having 20 to 40 seizures per hour until doctors performed the alternative procedure Julie Mazziotta is the Senior Sports Editor at PEOPLE, covering everything from the NFL to ...

A doctor at the UVA Children’s Hospital is using a new approach to mapping brain activity to shed light on what happens during seizures in newborns that can lead to behavioral issues and learning ...

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Childhood vaccines may trigger early onset of a severe form of infant epilepsy, but researchers say the disorder is ultimately caused by defective genes and lifesaving vaccines ...

Zacchaio’s loving and forward-thinking parents knew he was special when he came into the world two months early with some unique patterns of coloration on his beautiful baby skin. His physicians ...

LOS ANGELES Infantile spasms are rare but often continue unrecognized. That's why they are so under diagnosed. Without early intervention, these children don't develop and can die from debilitating ...

(Reuters Health) – Children in Denmark who were diagnosed with pertussis, or “whooping cough,” in early childhood appear to have an increased risk of epilepsy later in childhood, according to a new ...

When Faustina Cavero, 31, first saw her baby make an odd gesture, she thought she must have scared her when picking her up. The nearly 5-month-old's arms would stretch and stiffen. She made faces like ...

(NEXSTAR) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning a virus that can cause serious illness or death in newborn babies is circulating in “multiple states” after it killed a baby boy ...