Epilepsy is one of the most common and consequential features of rare neurogenetic conditions, and navigating it can feel overwhelming for families. Dr. Laurel Reed, a pediatric epileptologist at the University of Michigan Mott Children’s Hospital who co-founded a multidisciplinary epilepsy genetics clinic focused on complex and genetic epilepsies, walks families through the essentials: how epilepsy presents in neurogenetic conditions, how clinicians approach diagnosis and management, what families should know about current treatment options, and what emerging precision therapies may mean for children with genetic epilepsies in the future.
Published: June 2026
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