when it comes to epilepsy in children, it is crucial to watch out for signs that may go beyond just seizures. This is because seizures can sometimes be subtle and brief, also called absence seizures.

Children in England living with a rare and severe form of epilepsy could soon benefit from a new drug being rolled out on the NHS. Fenfluramine has been recommended by the National Institute for ...

Childhood Absence Epilepsy (CAE) is a neurological condition causing brief, unnoticed seizures often mistaken for daydreaming. Starting around age 4 and peaking at 6-7 years, it is treatable with ...

Daydreaming or short spells of absentmindedness are often overlooked as normal behaviour in children. Are these short spells just what they seem or are they associated with some neurological ...

Stratford College student Sophie Hedley-Goggin joined the Herald for work experience this week and, by coincidence, it weas ...

Epilepsy is a neurological condition ... However, some may be more common in childhood (for example, absence seizures which can be very brief and are often mistaken for 'daydreaming' or not ...

Co-author Professor Helen Cross, Prince of Wales's Chair of Childhood Epilepsy, President of the International League Against Epilepsy, Consultant Epileptologist at Great Ormond Street Hospital ...