Pediatric Epilepsy

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Written by maryb
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A PET scan (positron emission tomography) of a 17 year old girl with a longstanding history of epilepsy, who has a brain tumor classified as a grade 1 astrocytoma. Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons. In my latest piece for BrainFacts, I take a closer look at the causes and consequences of epilepsy in children. Do seizures hurt the developing brain? What are the treatment options and outcomes? Read the whole article here: What Causes Epilepsy in Children?

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