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Childhood epilepsy and seizures may require comprehensive care, treatment and education. Learn more about pediatric epilepsy, including symptoms, treatment and when to see a doctor.
What Does a Seizure Look Like in a Child?
Signs of a seizures in a child can vary. Learn what a seizure looks like and what to do if you suspect a child is having a seizure.
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Common Questions About the Ketogenic Diet for Pediatric Epilepsy
Learn more about the ketogenic diet and how it is helps some patients with epilepsy.
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May 15th is Global Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Awareness Day
Lurie Children’s has a specialty clinic devoted to the diagnosis and care of children and families affected by TSC.
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Lurie Children’s Leads $4 Million Study Examining Improved Treatment for Severe Form of Epilepsy
Twenty-six years ago, Dr. Tracy Dixon-Salazar’s little girl went from being a healthy, typical toddler to having hundreds of seizures a day virtually overnight.
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Pediatric Neurosurgeon Halts Baby’s Seizures with Minimally Invasive Brain Surgery
For Aurora's condition, a hemispherotomy (sometimes also referred to as hemispherectomy) was the recommended surgery.
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Deciphering the Definition of Ketogenic Diet
When you eat a ketogenic diet, the body flips from using glucose for energy to using fat and ketones for energy.
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Food is Her Medicine – Ketogenic Diet Helps Baby Battling Seizures
After three weeks of beginning the ketogenic diet, Olivia has been 100% seizure free. Read more.
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