Epilepsy Medication Side Effects in Children: Weight, Mood and What to Watch For
Every anti-seizure medication has a different side-effect profile. Here’s what the research shows about weight, mood, and growth in children.
Ketogenic Diet for Epilepsy in Children: Does It Really Work?
When medication alone hasn’t stopped the seizures, the ketogenic diet is one of the most studied next steps. Here’s what the research actually shows.
Febrile Seizures vs. Epilepsy: What’s the Difference and When to Worry
A fever-triggered seizure is terrifying — and one of the first questions every parent asks is whether it means epilepsy. Here’s the honest, evidence-based answer.
Cognitive Effects of Hydrocephalus in Children: A Parent Guide
My son’s occupational therapist said something I have repeated to myself many times since: “The brain tells you what it can do right now. Your job is to keep asking it for more.”
Can a Child Live a Normal Life With Epilepsy?
The paediatrician said the word and I watched the father’s face. He did not cry. He just went very still, the way people do when a word lands too hard to process immediately.
Daily Life Challenges With Hydrocephalus: An Honest Guide
The hardest parts of living with hydrocephalus are not the surgeries. The surgeries are terrible, but they have a shape. The daily parts — the low-grade fatigue, the headaches that might mean nothing or everything — do not have a shape. They just continue.
What to Eat After a Seizure: A Practical Guide for Parents
The first thing I noticed after my son’s first neurological episode was that he was ravenous. Not straight away — but about forty minutes later, he asked for crackers and juice, and I had no idea whether to give them to him or wait.
Do Kids with Epilepsy Have Behavioural Problems?
The paediatrician said something that caught me off guard. “Some of what looks like behaviour in these children is actually the epilepsy itself.” I leaned forward, because I recognised something in what he was describing.
Hydrocephalus and Behaviour: What Parents Need to Know
His teacher called it “defiance.” She used the word twice in the meeting, and I sat there not knowing whether to agree or defend him. My son had been through brain surgery at six months old.
Living With a Brain Shunt: Work, Travel and Daily Life
Living with a brain shunt – what research says about quality of life, plus work, driving, flying, sport and pregnancy answered plainly.