User:SunflowerDandelion/Epilepsy in children

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Post-natal epilepsy has been linked to acute neonatal seizures, with 17.9% of newborns diagnosed with the former condition in a summarization of forty-four studies.

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 Medical Interventions 

Numerous studies suggest levetiracetam as a first-line treatment for infants with epilepsy, aged 1 to 3, because reduced seizure symptoms have been identified with this medication. When taken with valproate, studies document a greater decline in seizure frequency. While infants taking levetiracetam have experienced a total reduction in seizures, a small percentage of infants had no response or worsened symptoms to the pharmacologic treatment.

 Dietary Interventions 

Dietary treatments are usually only considered when infants are resistant to pharmacological interventions. Through putting the body in a state of ketosis, the ketogenic diet (which features low carbohydrate/ protein consumption and high fat intake) has been proven to improve seizure freedom in infants with Dravet Syndrome. It also causes reduction in seizure frequency for Tuberous Sclerosis patients as well.