Who is Epileptologist? Click here for view
An epileptologist is a neurologist who specializes in the treatment of epilepsy.
Epileptologists are experts in management of seizures and seizure disorders, anticonvulsants, and special situations in which all treatment intended to stop seizures have failed.
They also have specialized training and experience in investigations EEG, Video Telemetry, functional imaging of brain.
Epileptologists are experts in management of seizures and seizure disorders, anticonvulsants, and special situations in which all treatment intended to stop seizures have failed.
They also have specialized training and experience in investigations EEG, Video Telemetry, functional imaging of brain.
Why Paediatric Epileptologist? Click here for view
Paediatric Epileptologist is a Paediatric Neurologist with the special training and expertise in management of complex seizure disorders of children from birth into young adulthood.
Childrens epilepsy, its causes, progress and management is totally different from that of adults. One needs trained experienced specialists to deal with these complex issues.
They manage complex epilepsy by specialized medications, special diet, brain stimulation and epilepsy surgery as required.
Paediatric Epileptologists work in close liaison with your Paediatrician and Neurologist. They work in a multidisciplinary team to help child and his or her family suffering from complex epilepsy.
At birth child brain weights 350 grams which is 10% of body weights. At four years of age it reaches to 1350 grams which is same weight as average adult brain but very different in complexity and development. From early age child brain continues to develop complex connections, pathways and lay down memory.
For these reasons neurological conditions and management are different in children and adults.
Childrens epilepsy, its causes, progress and management is totally different from that of adults. One needs trained experienced specialists to deal with these complex issues.
They manage complex epilepsy by specialized medications, special diet, brain stimulation and epilepsy surgery as required.
Paediatric Epileptologists work in close liaison with your Paediatrician and Neurologist. They work in a multidisciplinary team to help child and his or her family suffering from complex epilepsy.
How childrens brain is different from adults brain
Childs brain is rapidly growing, developing and constantly evolving complex organ compared to adult brain which is fully developed but has started to lose its development.At birth child brain weights 350 grams which is 10% of body weights. At four years of age it reaches to 1350 grams which is same weight as average adult brain but very different in complexity and development. From early age child brain continues to develop complex connections, pathways and lay down memory.
For these reasons neurological conditions and management are different in children and adults.
Children and their brain are unique. Children are not small adults.
Paediatric Epileptologists often diagnose, treat, and manage
the children with following conditions. Click here for view
the children with following conditions. Click here for view
- Complex febrile seizures
- Onset of seizures from birth and early childhood
- Epilepsy difficult to control by one or two regular medications
- Seizures associated with developmental problems, neurological problems and learning difficulties
- Seizures caused by structural or developmental problems of brain
- Seizures of unknown cause
Impact of seizures in childhood. Click here for view
Seizure disorders are among the most common acute and potentially life threatening events encountered in infants and children and is the most common neurologic disorder in childhood.
Approximately 5% of children and adolescents experience a seizure of some type by they are 18 years of age. Of these patients, only 20% subsequently develop a recurrent seizure disorder, or "epilepsy.
The vast majority of children with recurrent seizures either outgrow their seizures or are adequately treated with medication (>80%). In those that continue to have chronic epilepsy, the concern is in those that have medically refractory epilepsy.
Medically intractable seizures have been shown to lead to a decline in the childs intellectual, behavioural, social and psychiatric development.
Approximately 5% of children and adolescents experience a seizure of some type by they are 18 years of age. Of these patients, only 20% subsequently develop a recurrent seizure disorder, or "epilepsy.
The vast majority of children with recurrent seizures either outgrow their seizures or are adequately treated with medication (>80%). In those that continue to have chronic epilepsy, the concern is in those that have medically refractory epilepsy.
Medically intractable seizures have been shown to lead to a decline in the childs intellectual, behavioural, social and psychiatric development.
