3^rd World Pediatric Conference

Pediatric Epilepsy

A person with epilepsy is more likely to have seizures that begin in the brain. Epilepsy is a neurological condition that affects the brain and nervous system. Electrical impulses are used by the brain, which is made up of millions of nerve cells, to control bodily functions, feelings, and ideas. If the signals are obstructed, the individual may experience an epileptic seizure. Seizures may or may not occur. Other symptoms that resemble epilepsy include febrile convulsions, which occur when a young child becomes ill, and fainting (syncope), which is caused by a drop in blood pressure. These seizures are not epileptic because there is no abnormal brain activity.

• Medication for epilepsy
• Pediatric epilepsy surgery
• Childhood epilepsy syndromes