Epilepsy is a neurological disorder affecting the electrical activities within the brain and is diagnosed if the child has two or more unprovoked seizures. An unprovoked attack is one with no immediate cause connected to the seizures, such as low blood glucose, exposure to toxins, the direct effect of trauma, or fever in young children.
Children with epilepsy have special needs because their brains and nervous systems are actively developing. At Baylor Scott & White McLane Children’s, our epileptologists work with pediatric neurologists and other specialties to provide proper care and treatment for newborns to teenagers.
At Baylor Scott & White McLane Children's, we treat all forms of pediatric epilepsy. We can recommend the ketogenic diet, a specialized therapy for people with epilepsy resistant to standard epilepsy medications. In conjunction with pediatric neurosurgery, we also offer implantation of the Vagal Nerve Stimulator, a device to assist in the control of medically refractory epilepsy.
We are involved with other members of the Baylor Scott & White Epilepsy Center and Department of Pediatrics in research involving new medical therapies for neonatal and childhood seizures.
Our pediatric epileptology team is committed to providing the best care to your child, often following epilepsy until adulthood. We collaborate with other pediatric specialists to develop your child's best diagnostic and treatment plan.
