New research from the University of South Australia could deliver a breakthrough for children suffering one of the most severe forms of genetic epilepsy, reducing the frequency of their seizures and improving their quality of life. Malignant migrating partial seizures in infancy (MMPSI) is a childhood epilepsy most commonly caused by mutations in the KCNT1 gene – a gene responsible for […]
New study finds that reported sleep concerns are highly prevalent in children with epilepsy and continue as they get older. For children with epilepsy, seizures and related health concerns can disrupt every part of childhood, including sleep. Now, a new study finds that not only are reported sleep concerns highly prevalent in children with epilepsy – for […]
Mutations in genes associated with cardiac and seizure disorders also appear to be linked to sudden unexplained deaths in young children and may explain nearly 9% of such cases, researchers have found. Previous studies have found de novo genetic variants ― those not found in either parent but which occur for the first time in […]
Parents commonly reported sleep concerns that persisted with age for children with early-life epilepsies, according to study results published in Pediatric Neurology. “Although sleep is cited as a prominent concern among parents of children with [early-life epilepsies], it remains understudied,” Gita Gupta, MD, MS, of the department of pediatrics at the University of Michigan Medical School, and colleagues […]
Every year in the United States, a few hundred children die suddenly and without explanation. Now researchers have found gene variants that may contribute to some of those tragic deaths. The hope, experts said, is that understanding the underlying mechanisms will eventually lead to ways to save lives. Since the 1990s, the term SIDS — short for […]
Physicians at a Boston hospital adjusted medical management for nearly three-quarters of patients with infantile- or childhood-onset epilepsy who were diagnosed with genetic epilepsy, researchers reported at the annual meeting of the American Epilepsy Society. The findings provide new insight into the usefulness of genetic tests in children with epilepsy of unknown cause. “Genetic testing is […]
