Drug-resistant epilepsy: Sometimes epilepsy may not come under control or fails to respond to anti-epileptic drugs in nearly about 30 to 35% of adults and 20 to 25% of children. Several studies indicate this fact. Medically resistant epilepsy in children ...

COVID-19, Home Confinement, Social Distancing, no play, no physical activities, Lockdown blues – The only option left for all of us to remain busy is screen time. What is Screen Time? Screen time is defined as any activity done in ...

Hearing Loss Causes Causes of hearing loss in children: When a child is born deaf or become deaf in early childhood, there could be many reasons. Though there are many causes of deafness in children, knowing the exact cause, at ...

Prevention of Epilepsy (Seizures) in Children There are no hard and fast rules and well-established measures to prevent epilepsy in children as more research is needed in this area. However, there are some measures parents can take to reduce the ...

Diagnosis and Treatment Misdiagnosis of Epilepsy in children is common. It is estimated that approximately 25% of the children diagnosed to have epilepsy do not respond to treatment by drug therapy. Why the diagnosis of epilepsy is a bit challenging? ...

Frequently Asked Questions about Epilepsy What causes epilepsy? In the majority of the people – even in children, the cause of epilepsy is unknown (idiopathic). Such type of epilepsy is known as cryptogenic epilepsy. However, there are different conditions which ...

Let us recall what we know about breath-holding spells: A breath-holding spell involves holding the breath, then turning blue or pale and then fainting. Breath-holding spells are common in children. Children may hold their breath after a fright or becoming ...