Epilepsy in children: Is it curable? Epilepsy is brain disorder that causes children to have repeated unprovoked seizures.It can start at any age. It is one of the common neurologic disorders of children. Identifying epilepsy: Children with [...]
The pandemic has given the world a new perception, a change in daily routine. Many of us are locked inside the home with complete disruption in social life. The isolated new routines have created [...]
Autism is neurodevelopmental disorder where the child has poor social interaction and communication. The term “spectrum” in autism spectrum disorder(ASD) refers to the wide range of symptoms and severity on case to case [...]
The brain of the baby is growing every single day. There are numerous neurons connections being established (“synapses”) and many unnecessary connections being disconnected (“synaptic pruning”). Each child develops at different rates and they [...]
Infantile spasms are one of the most severe infantile epilepsy. These are more commonly called infantile spasms (IS) since they are seen most often in the first year of life. It is also called West [...]
8months old baby with normal birth history was brought with features of multiple congenital anomalies with normal development history. The baby had cleft lip, cleft palate, preauricular tags, ectrodactyly and dysplastic nails. Overall it [...]
4year old boy was brought with history of fever since 2 days followed by altered sensorium and multiple episodes of seizure. MRI brain and CSF study were normal. He was a case of viral [...]
18months old boy with previous normal development was brought with features of progressive difficulty in walking since 2 weeks. On examination there was severe ataxia with normal sensorium and normal power in all limbs. [...]
5years old boy with normal development history came with features of altered sensorium and frequent seizures. He went into status epilepticus requiring multiple antiepileptic medications and was ventilated for 7 days. His MRI brain [...]
