Infant fits and link to epilepsy

Seizures in infants occur more commonly than in adults, and in some cases can be predictive of development of epilepsy in later life. Scientists have found the nerve cells in the brain that misfire use a particular type of chemical, or neurotransmitter, called GABA. GABA plays a different role in children compared to adults, with young brains using the neurotransmitter to stimulate brain cells, and older brains to inhibit them. This discovery paves the way for improvement in management of childhood seizures, with medical experts cautious of using medications to manipulate infant brains.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by EurekAlert

Related Disease Topics:

• Epilepsy

Related Symptom Topics:

• Seizures
• Fits

Article Source Details

About: Infant fits and link to epilepsy

Date: 7 December 2005

Source: EurekAlert

Author: Heidi Hardman

URL: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-12/cp-hsp120505.php

Related Medical Topics

This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Cause of epilepsy
• Cause of childhood epilepsy
• Cause of adult epilepsy
• Cause of fits
• Cause of childhood fits
• Cause of infant fits
• Cause of infantile spasms
• Cause of seizures
• Cause of childhood seizures
• Cause of infant seizures
• Risk and epilepsy
• Risk and childhood epilepsy
• Risk and adult epilepsy
• Risk and fits
• Risk and childhood fits
• Risk and infant fits
• Risk and infantile spasms
• Risk and seizures
• Risk and childhood seizures
• Risk and infant seizures
• Risk and neurotransmitter
• Risk and GABA
• Research
• Research and epilepsy
• Research and childhood epilepsy
• Research and adult epilepsy
• Research and fits
• Research and childhood fits
• Research and infant fits
• Research and infantile spasms
• Research and seizures
• Research and childhood seizures
• Research and infant seizures
• Research and neurotransmitter
• Research and GABA
• Research and anti-epileptics
• Research and anti-epileptic drugs
• Medication
• Medication and GABA
• Medication and anti-epileptics
• Medication and anti-epileptic drugs
• Medication and epilepsy
• Medication and seizures
• Medication and childhood epilepsy
• Medication and adult epilepsy
• Medication and fits
• Medication and childhood fits
• Medication and infant fits
• Medication and infantile spasms
• Medication and childhood seizures
• Medication and infant seizures

More News Topics

Search Specialists by State and City