The diagnosis, evaluation, and management of infantile spasms (IS) continue to pose
significant challenges to the treating physician. Although an evidence‐based practice�…

In November 1996, a panel of pediatric neurologists met to update the consensus statement
issued in 1989 by a panel of neurologists and metabolic experts on L‐carnitine�…

Summary The International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) Classification of the Epilepsies
has been updated to reflect our gain in understanding of the epilepsies and their underlying�…

Purpose: To discuss and propose a definition of autonomic status epilepticus (SE), describe
its clinical and EEG features, and review what is known about its epidemiology�…

The ketogenic diet (KD) is an established, effective nonpharmacologic treatment for
intractable childhood epilepsy. The KD is provided differently throughout the world, with�…

Ketogenic dietary therapies (KDTs) are established, effective nonpharmacologic treatments
for intractable childhood epilepsy. For many years KDTs were implemented differently�…

Objective. To evaluate the effectiveness, tolerability, and adverse effects of the ketogenic
diet in infants with refractory epilepsy. Methods. A retrospective review of 32 infants who had�…

Objective Whether febrile status epilepticus (FSE) produces hippocampal sclerosis (HS) and
temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) has long been debated. Our objective is to determine whether�…

Objective To elucidate the presence and potential involvement of brain inflammation and
cell death in neurological morbidity and intractable seizures in childhood epilepsy, we�…

Objective: The FEBSTAT study is a prospective study that seeks to determine the acute and
long-term consequences of febrile status epilepticus (FSE) in childhood. Methods: From�…