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Any medical issue or condition causes concern with children, but it is especially frightening when your child has a seizure. Children deserve an environment that focuses on their care and their specific needs. We know any pediatric condition or childhood health issue can significantly impact growth and development with our patients. Our team of pediatric epilepsy specialists at Arkansas Children’s focuses on the care of children, so we know how to help any of their unique needs.
Our team of experts is skilled in diagnosing and treating disorders of the central and peripheral nervous system. Each child has unique growth patterns and progresses at an individualized pace, so seeing a pediatric specialist sooner - with the multidisciplinary clinical support that only a children’s hospital can provide – can make a real difference in your child’s future.
A Level 4 program that’s exploring new frontiers for your child. It might surprise you to know that most epilepsy is treatable. Especially at Arkansas Children’s, a designated Level 4 Epilepsy Center, where board-certified specialists deliver some of the most advanced care in the world. That means we’re giving children the greatest chance at a life that’s not defined by epilepsy. So, if your child has been diagnosed, count on nationally leading care close to home.
Mild seizures can affect attention or the ability to process information. With more complex cases of epilepsy, a profound effect can be seen on growth and development milestones as the frequency or severity of seizures continues or worsens. The specialized care provided by experts that focus on a specific medical disorder such as epilepsy can fundamentally change patients' short and long-term quality of life. By bringing your child to the right place earlier for evaluation and treatment plans, the effects of epilepsy on growth and development are addressed as soon as possible. With the help of medication therapy, surgical correction, or other advanced care, seizures can be controlled in many cases.
Our board-certified pediatric neurologists and neurosurgeons have advanced training in the care of epilepsy for children. Called epileptologists, our pediatric epilepsy specialists are neurologists who have extra specialized training in the medical, psychological, social, and educational issues involved with children with epilepsy. Focusing on this clinical specialty, the experience of our epileptologists allows them better to determine an accurate diagnosis and the optimum treatment plan.
As the only healthcare center in the state with subspecialty pediatric care in the neurosciences and an Epilepsy Program for children, our team provides care for any medical need.
Your care team will consist of an epileptologist – a doctor with special training to treat children with epilepsy and specialty care nurses. Our specialty nurses coordinate care every step of the way and are a central contact, so family members have someone to call with questions or to find out more information for day-to-day concerns. The team also consists of neurophysiology technicians, neuropsychologists, neurosurgeons, and dieticians. This team of experts provides the continuity of care needed to improve the quality of life for your child.
At Arkansas Children’s, we know that a child’s primary care physician has the best understanding of each child’s individual health history, including growth and development milestones. If your patient needs diagnosis or treatment for any disorders of the central and peripheral nervous system, including specialized epilepsy care, our team is here to help. With specially trained epileptologists and skilled neurosurgeons, if surgical intervention is the right treatment option, our team is here to assist in short-term or long-term care management.
We accept patients through a physician referral. If you would like to learn more about our services for epilepsy care, please contact our Arkansas Children's Appointment Center to make a referral at 501-364-4000.
Arkansas Children's provides expert care for diagnosing and treating epilepsy and seizure disorders in children appropriate for each child at their growth and development phase.
Our team of pediatric epilepsy specialists at Arkansas Children’s provides advanced care through state-of-the-art technology and innovative approaches for improved outcomes. As an academic medical center, our process includes the continuous discovery of new and improved techniques, with access to clinical trials and research, to better control seizures for our epilepsy patients. We can obtain the highest quality images through systematic investment in the best technology through our Neurophysiological Lab test capabilities.
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Most seizures end after 1 to 2 minutes without harm. These seizures do not usually require a trip to the emergency room. You do not usually have to do anything if a person has brief periods of staring or shaking. Seizure first aid should be used with shaking or jerking lasting longer than a few seconds.
Although your child has been diagnosed with a seizure disorder, we encourage you to let your child live a normal life. Children with seizures do not usually have any physical limitations or activity restrictions.
There is a chance that your child could lose consciousness during a seizure, so there are certain circumstances that your child should avoid or be closely monitored. Your child’s life could be at risk if he/she were to lose consciousness during certain activities.
Please be aware that your child may have increased seizures when he/she is sick, running a fever, sleep-deprived, or under stress. It is also very important that your child not miss his/her medication because this could cause increased seizures.
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