Epilepsy in Children

We see and treats the child with a deep understanding of medical, surgical, social, psychological and educational facets of seizures and epilepsy. Our goals are the same as yours: to ensure your child is as healthy as possible and safely thriving within the family, the school and the society.

Epilepsy Treatment for Children: Why Choose Axon Child Neurology & Epilepsy Center

• Your child will benefit from a full spectrum of services, including our First Seizure Clinic and expert diagnosis and treatment (medical, dietary and surgical).
• Your child will benefit from a full spectrum of services, including our First Seizure Clinic and expert diagnosis and treatment (medical, dietary and surgical).
• Axon Child Neurology & Epilepsy Center is a group of experts with vast experience in diagnosing and treating all types of seizures and epilepsy affecting children, including neonatal epilepsy, childhood epilepsy , refractory epilepsy, genetic epilepsies, and Rasmussen syndrome.
• We offer exceptional expertise in the most modern approaches such as stereo-EEG.

Your Child's Epilepsy Treatment

Many types of seizures can affect children. A child may have one or more types of seizures, with symptoms causing changes in awareness, muscle tone, emotions, behavior and sensory experience.

The most effective individualized treatment strategy for your child starts with an accurate diagnosis, which may involve:

• Complete seizure history
• Comprehensive neurological examination
• Electroencephalogram (EEG), including outpatient video-EEG monitoring and long-term video-EEG monitoring
• Neuroimaging: magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), functional MRI (fMRI)
• Neuropsychological assessment
• Speech and auditory processing evaluations
• Physical and occupational therapy
• Counseling and support services

Working with Our Doctors to Treat Your Child's Epilepsy

Seizures can be scary and disturbing to your child and your family but this can be treated. There are many ways to address the frequency and intensity of most seizures with medications, diet, surgery or a combination of these approaches.

Parents work with us as a partner. For instance, parents help by taking details of seizures the child experiences

• Date and time of the seizure
• How long it lasted
• What happened during the seizure
• What the child was doing before, during and after the seizure
• Any changes in health or medications
• Video