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Epilepsy in Children and Young People, Often confused with occipital epilepsy and acute non-epileptic disorders - eg, encephalitis, syncope, cyclical vomiting or atypical migraine. ...
Epilepsy in Adults (Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment), An additional MRI scan should be considered if the original scan was suboptimal, there are new features to their epilepsy, idiop...
Epilepsy and Seizures, About 1 in 30 people in the UK develop epilepsy at some stage in their lives. It most commonly starts in childhood and in people aged over 60. , ...
Common Childhood Rashes, Henoch-Schönlein purpura - autoimmune hypersensitivity vasculitis of childhood. The main clinical features are skin purpura, arthritis, abdominal pain,...
Childhood Gastro-oesophageal Reflux, Synonyms: childhood GORD, GERD, reflux oesophagitis Definition Gastro-oesophageal reflux (GOR) is the non-forceful regurgitation of m...
Orthopaedic Problems in Childhood, Genu valgum (being knock-kneed) - this is very common and is usually benign. It typically resolves by age 5-8 years; surgery may be appropriate if ...
Childhood Leukaemias, How common is childhood leukaemia? Childhood leukaemia is rare, but is still the most common cancer in children and teenagers. , Acute lymphoid l...
Childhood Obesity, If the extra weight they are carrying is treated in childhood, some of these health problems may be reversed, or even prevented. Your child is also more likely to ...
Temporal Lobe Epilepsy, Hippocampal sclerosis produces a clinical syndrome called mesial temporal lobe epilepsy, which begins in late childhood, then remits but reappears in...
Epilepsy in Elderly People, Epidemiology [ 1 ] After childhood, the incidence of epilepsy increases with age. [ 3 ] Epilepsy is the most common serious neuro...
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, What is benign paroxysmal positional vertigo? Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is a condition of the inner ear. , Vertigo...
Childhood Disintegrative Disorder (Heller's Syndrome), Children with CDD are more likely than autistic children to show fearfulness and early stereotypical behaviours [ 5 ] . Epi...
Bone Tumours (Benign, Malignant, Symptoms, and Treatment), Bone tumours include both benign and malignant lesions: Benign lesions may cause pain, expansion into loca...
Childhood Gastro-oesophageal Reflux, Reflux oesophagitis Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease Acid reflux Oesophageal reflux Omeprazole Ranitidine Domperidone Childhood gastro-oesophage...
Types of Epilepsy and Seizures, Febrile seizures are not the same as epilepsy. Most children who have a febrile seizure will not develop epilepsy, and many will never have a...
Epilepsy and Planning Pregnancy, It is essential that you seek expert advice from a doctor or epilepsy nurse specialist when you are considering starting a family. How will my ...
Epilepsy and Contraception, It's best to seek advice from a doctor or epilepsy nurse when you are planning to start using contraception or when considering starting a family.
Living with Epilepsy, Epilepsy Action (see in Further reading below) has an arrangement with an insurance company to provide a range of insurance schemes for people with epilepsy. ...
Epilepsy with Focal Seizures, For more information, see the separate leaflets called Epilepsy and Seizures, Types of Epilepsy and Seizures, Treatments for Epilepsy...
Epilepsy Medication and Side-effects (Treatments for Epilepsy) , There are different types of epilepsy. There are separate leaflets on Epilepsy and Seizures , ...