Pediatric Epilepsy & Seizure Specialists | Nemours Children's Health
Epilepsy & Seizures
Epilepsy is a brain disorder that causes seizures (when someone has a brief episode of staring into space, shaking uncontrollably or even collapsing). A seizure happens when there’s abnormal electrical activity in the brain. Nemours Children's
pediatric neurologists
use the most effective, proven medications and treatments to help control and prevent seizures in kids, so they can do what kids do best — play, laugh and grow into the healthiest adults they can be.
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Epilepsy & Seizures
(800) 416-4441
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Epilepsy is a brain disorder that causes seizures (when someone has a brief episode of staring into space, shaking uncontrollably or even collapsing). A seizure happens when there’s abnormal electrical activity in the brain. Nemours Children's
pediatric neurologists
use the most effective, proven medications and treatments to help control and prevent seizures in kids, so they can do what kids do best — play, laugh and grow into the healthiest adults they can be.
Learn More About Epilepsy and Seizures
Epilepsy & Seizures
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Epilepsy & Seizures
Central Florida
(407) 650-7715
Northeast Florida
(904) 697-3600
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Why Choose Us
Nemours neurology specialists have the skills, training and technology to evaluate your child’s seizures and find ways to control epileptic seizures with the fewest possible side effects. Year after year, many are recognized as
Best Doctors in America
, as well as “
Top Doctors
” by local magazines in our regions.
Regional Care Highlights
Delaware/Philadelphia
Florida
Delaware Valley Highlights
Delaware/Greater Philadelphia
We offer care for epilepsy and seizures at
Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware
(Wilmington, Del.) and select Nemours locations.
Level 4 accreditation
of Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware from the
National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC)
, meaning we have the professional expertise and facilities to provide the highest level of medical and surgical evaluation and treatment for patients with complex epilepsy
Academic affiliations
with Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University (TJU) and ChristianaCare Health System, to give residents training about the special challenges of treating kids with epilepsy and seizures
Florida Highlights
Central Florida
We offer care for epilepsy and seizures at
Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida
in Orlando and select Nemours locations..
Highly skilled epilepsy team
led by a renowned pediatric neurologist
World-class facilities
featuring the most advanced diagnostic techniques and equipment available
Academic affiliations
with the University of Florida and University of Central Florida colleges of medicine, to give residents training about the special challenges of treating kids with epilepsy and seizures
Northeast Florida
We offer care for epilepsy and seizures at
Nemours Children's Health, Jacksonville
and at select Nemours locations, and we partner with experts at the
Pediatric Epilepsy Center
at our neighbor and affiliated hospital,
Wolfson Children’s Hospital
including nonsurgical treatment options like
Ketogenic Diet Therapy
which is often used for children who don’t respond to medicine. Ketogenic diet therapy can be used for children who eat their foods by mouth or receive nutrition through a feeding tube. A trial period of 3-4 months is recommended to determine the effectiveness of treatment.
Advanced imaging testing at the
Walter and Michelle Stys Neuroscience Institute
at Wolfson Children’s Hospital
Close academic and clinical ties with the
University of Florida College of Medicine–Jacksonville
and
Mayo Clinic Florida
, to give residents training about the special challenges of treating kids with epilepsy and seizures
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