Epilepsy in children is a chronic neurological condition characterised by two or more unprovoked, recurring seizures resulting from sudden, abnormal electrical activity in the brain, affecting ...
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He also emphasized that treatment of epilepsy is not limited to seizure control alone. “Associated issues such as walking, ...
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Febrile seizures represent the most frequent convulsive events in early childhood, occurring in 2–5 per cent of children under five years of age. The pathogenesis of these seizures is closely linked ...