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REACT Video Resources

The pediatric epilepsy specialists at Children's Mercy have put together a library of video resources for you to learn more about epilepsy and how this disorder can be treated and managed in children.

Topics include:

  • What is epilepsy?
  • What is a seizure?
  • What’s the difference between epilepsy and a seizure?
  • Are there different kinds of seizures?
  • Are there things that can increase the chances my child with epilepsy will have a seizure?
  • What should I do if my child has a seizure?
  • Are there special precautions for my teen with epilepsy?
  • How do you diagnose epilepsy?
  • How do medications treat epilepsy?
  • What is neurostimulation and how does it treat epilepsy?
  • What is ROSA and how does it treat epilepsy?
  • Can you treat epilepsy with surgery?
  • What is the ketogenic diet and how does it treat epilepsy?
  • What is a tonic-clonic seizure?
  • What is an absence seizure?
  • Do kids have symptoms other than seizures?
  • Frequently asked questions

View these videos, in English and Spanish, on the REACT YouTube channel: youtube.com/@reactcmh