Pediatric Epilepsy Treatment in Ahmedabad
Why choose SGVP Holistic Hospital for Pediatric Epilepsy Treatment in Ahmedabad?
SGVP Holistic Hospital is equipped with the best pediatric epilepsy specialists in Ahmedabad, dedicated to managing neurological conditions like epilepsy in children and enabling them to lead an improved quality of life.
Why choose SGVP Holistic Hospital for Pediatric Epilepsy Treatment in Ahmedabad?
What is Pediatric Epilepsy?
What is Pediatric Epilepsy?
Pediatric epilepsy, also known as epilepsy in children, is a brain condition that causes a child to have recurrent seizures over time. This condition usually develops when there is an unregulated electrical activity in the child’s brain.
Types of Pediatric Epilepsy
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Focal/Partial Seizures: Originates in a specific area of the brain and can be further classified as:
- Focal Aware: The child remains conscious during the seizure.
- Focal Impaired Awareness: The child’s consciousness is altered or reduced.
- Focal to Bilateral Tonic-Clonic Seizures: Starts as a focal seizure and then spreads to involve both sides of the brain.
Generalized Seizures: Involves the entire brain and includes:
- Absence Seizures: Brief spells of staring and reduced awareness.
- Myoclonic Seizures: Sudden, brief jerks or twitching.
- Tonic-Clonic Seizures: Involves muscle stiffening (tonic phase) and jerking (clonic phase).
- Atonic Seizures: Sudden loss of muscle tone, causing falls or head drops.
- Febrile Seizures: Seizures caused by a high fever.
Causes of Pediatric Epilepsy
Causes of Pediatric Epilepsy
Epilepsy in children occurs due to uncontrolled electrical activity in the child’s brain. Normally, electricity passes between the brain cells and helps the brain cells communicate.
Sometimes, the electricity between these brain cells becomes irregular and changes the messages sent between the cells temporarily. This irregularity leads to temporary seizure symptoms until the child’s brain is able to resend the correct messages to other brain cells.
Some common causes of uncontrolled electrical activity in a child’s brain leading to pediatric epilepsy include the following:
- Head trauma or brain injury
- Infections like meningitis or encephalitis
- High fever
- Genetic causes
- Brain development disorders
- Lack of oxygen to the brain
Certain factors may increase the risk of developing epilepsy in children. These factors may include:
- Family history of epilepsy
- History of traumatic brain injury
- History of brain infection
Symptoms of Pediatric Epilepsy
- Staring into space (blank stare)
- Body stiffening
- Jerking movements of the legs and arms
- Temporary stopping of breathing or breathing issues
- Loss of consciousness
- Loss of bladder or bowel control
- Falling suddenly without any known cause, especially when accompanied by loss of consciousness
- Unresponsiveness to words or noise for short periods
- Being confused or in a haze
- Rapid eye blinking and staring periods
The symptoms of a seizure may resemble other medical conditions. At SGVP Holistic Hospital, our skilled doctors help with an early and accurate diagnosis of pediatric epilepsy, followed by tailored pediatric epilepsy treatment in Ahmedabad based on your child’s condition and needs.
Pediatric Epilepsy Diagnosis
Pediatric Epilepsy Diagnosis
- Neurological exam: To assess the function of the child’s brain and nervous system.
- Blood tests: To rule out infections, metabolic disorders, or other medical conditions that may be causing seizures.
- Imaging tests: MRI or CT scans of the brain can help identify structural abnormalities or other problems that may be causing seizures and check the child’s brain activity.
- Electroencephalogram (EEG): Measures the electrical activity in the brain and helps identify abnormal patterns associated with seizures.
Treatment Procedure for Pediatric Epilepsy at SGVP Holistic Hospital in Ahmedabad
- Medications: Antiseizure medications work by preventing the electrical irregularities in the brain that cause seizures. The specific medication and dosage are determined by the child’s age, weight, type of seizures, and potential side effects.
Surgery: If medications do not work, the doctor may recommend specialized brain surgery, such as removing seizure-causing tissue or performing a corpus callosotomy (severing the connection between brain hemispheres), to target the cause of epilepsy in the child.
Implantation of medical devices: Medical devices like vagus nerve stimulators, deep brain stimulators, or responsive neurostimulators can be used to regulate brain activity and reduce seizures.
- Ketogenic diet: For some children, a ketogenic diet (high in fat and low in carbohydrates) can be effective in reducing seizure frequency. This diet requires close monitoring by a medical team.
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