NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Epilepsy surgery can improve the developmental outcomes of affected infants, and the earlier it is performed, the better, new research shows. Few studies have examined the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The model correctly identified 83% of movements that were infantile spasms. Researchers developed a digital tool ...

Shenyang Institute of Computing Technology, CAS and Chinese PLA General Hospital Joint Team conduct series of investigations on Infantile Spasms Syndrome (IESS), also known as West syndrome, ...

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 ...

Using rapid genome sequencing, researchers evaluate the impact of an expedited genetic diagnosis of infantile epilepsy. Rapid genome sequencing (rGS) testing is feasible to facilitate early diagnosis ...

In new study results, researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham found that administering the preventive epilepsy treatment vigabatrin prior to seizure onset did not improve ...

A ketogenic diet, which is low in carbohydrates and high in fat, shows promise as an alternative treatment option for infants with drug-resistant epilepsy, finds a new study led by researchers at UCL ...

Epilepsy in infants ranges in severity and can leave caregivers with questions about their child's health. While genetic testing to help determine the cause of epilepsy is possible, comprehensive ...

The model had an area under the receiver-operating-curve (AUC) of 0.96, with 82% sensitivity and 90% specificity, reported Gadi Miron, MD, of Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin in Germany, at the ...

Epilepsy is not a one size fits all condition and there are a few tell tale signs that parents could miss, said Dr Jonathan Redelinghuys.

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 ...