The FDA wants seizure risk added to flu vaccine labels for young children. Dr. Todd Ellerin breaks down the studies, how ...

The FDA has told the makers of six flu vaccines that they need to add a notification to the label of their shots, warning of ...

The FDA told influenza vaccine makers they should add a warning about an increased febrile seizure risk in babies and ...

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

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between nutritional status, inflammation, and susceptibility to seizures in febrile children. METHODS: This observational single-center ...

After experiencing a seizure, children were seen by a neurology epilepsy specialist a median of 6 days after referral to the first-seizure clinic. HealthDay News — Children referred to a first seizure ...

• A Lee County sheriff's deputy performed CPR on a 1-year-old girl who stopped breathing Oct. 28, reviving the child until medics could take over. • Body camera footage shows Deputy Curtis Redford ...

About 60-70% of focal epilepsy patients achieve seizure control with first-line antiseizure medications (ASMs). Lamotrigine and levetiracetam demonstrate high efficacy and tolerability for seizure ...

Febrile seizures are convulsions that happen in some children with fevers. They affect kids 6 months to 5 years old and are most common in toddlers 12–18 months old. They usually happen on the first ...

• Abnormal results for a test that records brain activity (an electroencephalogram or EEG) are probably associated with an increased risk of having another seizure. • Other factors, such as abnormal ...

Two countries, two different approaches to protecting children from chickenpox. While the UK prepares to introduce a combined vaccine covering measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox (MMRV) in a single ...

A closely watched advisory panel to the CDC voted Thursday to tweak recommendations for a measles vaccine that includes protection against the varicella, or chickenpox, virus. The new guidance from ...