Epilepsy affects more than 40,000 children in Belgium. Although medication is sufficient in a good majority of cases, refractory epilepsy can nevertheless give the child and his parents a hard time. More invasive, the therapeutic arsenal is still well stocked.
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Published on 10/25/2024 at 08:39
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SOn the podium of diseases that particularly affect young children, there is epilepsy. It is even considered to be the most common neurological disease in children, after migraine. “More than 50% of epileptic patients are under 10 years old,” confirms P.r Alec Aeby, director of the pediatric neurology department at the Brussels University Hospital (HUB). “That represents more than 40,000 children! The incidence of the epidemic according to age peaks at two periods: before 10 years and after 60 years. Why before 10 years? Because it is a period when the brain undergoes unprecedented development. And, like any rapidly developing system, it is unstable. This instability is a strength, but also a weakness because it has an impact on epilepsy and brain development. »
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