May be associated with serious, difficult-to-treat syndromes, including
infantile spasms, Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, genetically related conditions, and developmental disorders.
Social impact in childhood is often severe, producing isolation and loss of self esteem.
About 300,000 American children under the age of 14 have epilepsy. It affects children at different ages, and in different ways. For some, it will be a temporary problem, easily controlled with medication, outgrown after a few years.