The Pediatric Epilepsy Research Consortium (PERC) is a national collaboration of more than 77 pediatric epilepsy programs and over 375 pediatric epileptologists, pediatric neurosurgeons, pediatric neuropsychologists, and other pediatric epilepsy researchers committed to improving pediatric epilepsy outcomes.
Founded in 2010 and incorporated in 2023 as an independent 501(c) 3 non-profit, PERC has grown to become the leader in pediatric epilepsy research by providing a network and infrastructure to facilitate collegial, collaborative, practice-changing research.
Our vision is a world in which all children with epilepsy benefit from the most recent advances in scientific knowledge and technology, regardless of geographic or economic resources.
Raising Global Awareness for Epilepsy on Purple Day: Sonal Bhatia, MD, FACNS
March 26th 2025The director of the pediatric epilepsy monitoring unit at the Medical University of South Carolina provided commentary on the significance of Purple Day as a means to raise awareness about epilepsy. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]
Insights From the Pediatric Epilepsy Research Consortium on Advancing Genetic Testing
January 29th 2025A duo of experts discussed the importance of addressing barriers such as provider comfort, access to genetic counselors, and insurance coverage to reduce diagnostic latency and standardize genetic testing for epilepsy. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]
Pediatric AES Insights: Addressing Health Disparities and Advancing Neonatal Epilepsy Care
January 26th 2025Pediatric epilepsy specialists Adam Numis, MD, and Laura Kirkpatrick, MD, highlighted efforts to standardize data collection for pediatric epilepsy health equity and improve neonatal epilepsy outcomes.
Reducing the Burden: Proactive Care Strategies for Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome
January 7th 2025Babitha Haridas, MD, MBBS, a pediatric epileptologist at Johns Hopkins Medicine, discussed the complexities with managing status epilepticus in Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, focusing on the importance of identifying triggers early in their condition.
Exploring Surgical Advances for Drug-Resistant Epilepsy in Children After Neonatal Stroke
December 14th 2024Epileptologists Siddharth Jain, MD, MBBS, and Cemal Karakas, MD, provided commentary on a poster presentation at AES 2024 focusing on factors influencing seizure freedom in children who’ve experienced neonatal and perinatal arterial strokes.