Yash D Shah MD MPH

Consultant Epileptologist and Pediatric Neurologist | Division Chief of Neurology @ Lake children’s Hospital Lifelong Learning | Truth Seeker |Tweets are my own

[Yash D Shah MD MPH @WaveWatcherMD]

Our neuro team at Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health is honored to have played a role in transforming this young girl’s life through innovative care. Grateful for the dedication and collaboration that made this possible.
. https://t.co/igeBPxTEvc via @theadvocatebr @AmEpilepsySoc @AmericaEpilepsy @ololhealth @ololchildrens @PERCepilepsy @ChildNeuroSoc @AANmember

[Yash D Shah MD MPH @WaveWatcherMD]

@ChildNeuroSoc @AmEpilepsySoc @IlaeWeb @EpilepsyFdn @CureEpilepsy @neurology_live @PERCepilepsy @AANmember @AmericaEpilepsy @EpilepsyLA @ACNS_org @EpiDisorders @curedravet Thank you to everyone who engaged with my SeLECTS thread. Would love your take on this one:

@BrainAblaze @PESAlliance @osalepsy @Anas_Md @TheNotoriousEEG @DrSakhii

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1/ Child Neurology Society 2026 wrapped last week in Montreal.
Three pediatric epilepsy updates worth your attention, from a gene-targeted therapy trial to a big gap in rescue medication access 🧵

[Yash D Shah MD MPH @WaveWatcherMD]

@ChildNeuroSoc @AmEpilepsySoc @IlaeWeb @EpilepsyFdn @CureEpilepsy @neurology_live @PERCepilepsy @AANmember For families in Louisiana and beyond: build a free personalized seizure action plan here https://t.co/0GLbHFjevc

@AmericaEpilepsy @EpilepsyLA @ACNS_org @EpiDisorders @curedravet

[Yash D Shah MD MPH @WaveWatcherMD]

Sources:

ACR Appropriateness Criteria, Seizures-Child: https://t.co/ufamV7AWps
ILAE 2022 childhood syndromes: https://t.co/5MhPWRKzUr

My clinic story on SeLECTS: https://t.co/XarhX0JfiG

@EmergencyDocs @ChildNeuroSoc @ImageGently #PedsEM

General info, not medical advice.

[Yash D Shah MD MPH @WaveWatcherMD]

1 in 15 kids with epilepsy has a syndrome you can spot from the story alone.

8yo wakes at 5 a.m. drooling, half his face twitching. Can't talk, but aware. 2 min later, normal exam.

Your next step? Vote, then see the answer 🧵

[Yash D Shah MD MPH @WaveWatcherMD]

Why skip CT when it's typical? ACR: Rolandic seizures usually need no imaging, and head CT for a child's focal seizure is "usually not appropriate." It adds radiation, not answers.

Clinical diagnosis, EEG confirms, most outgrow it by puberty.

Follow for more peds neuro pearls.

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@livanova @EpilepsyFdn @AmericaEpilepsy @AmEpilepsySoc @ChildNeuroSoc @IlaeWeb @TheNotoriousEEG @DrSakhii Also grateful to @PERCepilepsy, the Pediatric Epilepsy Research Consortium, for pushing pediatric epilepsy research forward.

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1/ Picture a 15-year-old (a composite, not a real patient). Focal seizures since age 9. Three seizure medicines tried at good doses, and she still has seizures most weeks. No driving lessons. Missed school after clusters.

What comes next? A thread on VNS. 🧵

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Paper (open access): https://t.co/gvIorcihPA

Thanks to @livanova for funding long-term outcomes research like CORE-VNS. Real-world 3-year data helps us counsel families.

@EpilepsyFdn @AmericaEpilepsy @AmEpilepsySoc @ChildNeuroSoc @IlaeWeb @TheNotoriousEEG @DrSakhii #VNS