RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Managing childhood epilepsy
JF Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin
JO Drug Ther Bull
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 12
OP 16
DO 10.1136/dtb.2001.39212
VO 39
IS 2
YR 2001
UL http://dtb.bmj.com/content/39/2/12.abstract
AB Relevant BNF section: 4.8.1An epileptic seizure is a paroxysmal, stereotyped disturbance of consciousness, motor function, sensation, perception, behaviour or emotion (occurring singly or in any combination), resulting from a cortical neuronal discharge. Epilepsy is a condition in which such seizures recur, usually spontaneously. Estimates suggest that 0.7-0.8% of school-aged children (corresponding to around 61, 000 in England, Wales and Scotland) have active epilepsy.1 Here, we review the diagnosis, investigation and treatment of children with common forms of epilepsy.