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Potential edits:

Adding childhood absence epilepsy to the following sentence: “Some forms of epilepsy are associated only with conditions of childhood that cease once a child grows up”. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1545534306000320

Infantile spasms and absence seizures are known to only be present in children.

Under “Education”

Multiple morbidities such as ADHD, autism and mental retardation are more frequently seen in children with epilepsy and may complicate treatment choices. Epilepsy can also have effects on children’s sleep schedule, exasperating behaviors that can potentially have a negative influence in their education.

Treatment

AED (also known as antiepileptic drug treatment or anticonvulsants) is recommended to be put in place once diagnosis of epilepsy is confirmed.

There are various factors to consider in the selection of AED drugs such as seizure type, potential side effects, and cost. Children with idiopathic focal or generalized seizures have shown to respond well to AED therapy.

Monotherapy

Polytherapy

Potential article: Epilepsy in children

References that I am looking into so far: References related more in terms of epilepsy treatments for children:
 * 1) Seizures in Children and Adolescents Aged 6-17 Years - United States, 2010-2014. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26540283
 * 2) [Investigation of psychological state and its influencing factors in children with epilepsy]. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26108314
 * 3)  [Changing trends and clinical characteristics of febrile seizures in children http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25760845
 * 4) Short-term mortality and prognostic factors related to status epilepticus http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26222358
 * 5) Risk factors for health-related quality of life in children with epilepsy: a meta-analysis. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25243908
 * 1) Vagus nerve stimulation for epilepsy treatment in children. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25708479
 * 2) Pediatric status epilepticus management. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25304961
 * 3) Status epilepticus and refractory status epilepticus management http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25727508
 * 4) Transitioning pediatric patients receiving ketogenic diets for epilepsy into adulthood. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23571095
 * 5) Efficacy of dietary therapy for juvenile myoclonic epilepsy http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23266114

Oh BOY! Epilepsy came up in my dissertation research (focused on children and the use of stimulants). I think this would be particularly interesting because there is a really fascinating question around who should treat epilepsy (neurologists, psychiatrists, etc...) and the answer changes with how we conceptualize the issues surrounding epilepsy (beyond controlling seizures, how do we (or do we) address the psychological effects associated with being different, worrying about when a seizure could occur). Epileptic children used to be put into instotitions and often were separated from other children out of fear of contagion. Let's discuss Gingerninjagirl (talk) 20:33, 2 March 2016 (UTC)