Epilepsy in Pediatrics

The Center aims to establish a multifaceted community-based system of care that ensures that children and youth with epilepsy have access to the medical, social, and other supports and services that they require to achieve optimal health.

Children with Epilepsy at School Work with your school to make sure teachers and other school staff know what to do when a seizure occurs.
Seizure Safety: Tips for Parents Read the new article on HealthyChildren.org
Epilepsy Across the Spectrum Report from the IOM
Public Health and Epilepsy This article summarizes recent federally supported activities promoting an integrated public health approach for epilepsy.

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Epilepsy Overview

Learn about how access to care, medical home, co-morbidities, and the importance of families for Children and Youth with Epilepsy.

Epilepsy Checklist for Providers

Information necessary to provide care to children and youth with epilepsy.

Child Neurology Recruitment & Training

This article supports the findings of the importance of early exposure to medical students to child neurology.

Child Neurology Clinical Workforce

This article supports the importance of medical students early exposure to child neurology as a subspecialty career option to build the workforce capacity.

A Message From Our Chair

Sucheta Joshi, MD, MS, FAAP
"Treating epilepsy is more than treating seizures. Education, Parenting, fostering Independence, stimulating Learning, Eating well (Nutrition and Bone Health), Pharmacotherapy, School and Social support, You all add up to providing complete care for children and youth with epilepsy. "