One Child's Battle with Dravet Syndrome: What Parents Need to Know
Dravet syndrome is a rare and serious type of epilepsy that starts in babies and causes frequent, dangerous seizures. This article tells the true story of a …
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Special Clinic Helps Teens With Epilepsy Switch to Adult Care
When teenagers with epilepsy grow up, they need to move from children's doctors to adult doctors. This can be tricky and sometimes gets missed. Researchers …
Read MoreSpecial Diets That Help Kids With Hard-to-Treat Seizures
Doctors sometimes use special high-fat diets called ketogenic diets to help children whose seizures don't respond to regular medicines. Experts from around the …
Read MoreHow to Safely Stop the Keto Diet for Kids with Seizures
Researchers studied how to safely stop the ketogenic diet (a special high-fat, low-carb diet) in children with epilepsy. They looked at 57 children who had …
Read MoreNew Tool Helps People Understand the Ketogenic Diet for Epilepsy
Researchers created a new questionnaire called iKETO-KNOW to help patients and caregivers understand the ketogenic diet, a special eating plan used to treat …
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