Stefanie Eggers is a Paediatric Neurologist based at 50 Flemington Road, Melbourne, VIC 3052, Australia.
Her work is mainly about helping babies, kids, and teens when the brain or nerves are involved. This often includes epilepsy in children, where seizures can look different from one person to the next. In many cases, children also have other challenges alongside seizures, so care needs to be steady and joined up.
Stefanie looks after families dealing with several types of childhood epilepsy, including myoclonic epilepsy and infant epilepsy with migrant focal crisis. She also manages complex seizure conditions such as Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) and West syndrome. At times, this involves looking at rare seizure syndromes too, including conditions linked to genetic changes.
Along with epilepsy, her clinic support covers neurogenetic conditions that affect how the brain works over time. This includes Batten disease and CLN1, CLN2, CLN3, CLN4, and CLN5 diseases. She also works with families who have diagnoses such as Rett syndrome, Pitt-Hopkins syndrome, and Rommen Mueller Sybert syndrome.
Some patients she sees may also be dealing with differences of sex development and related conditions, including intersex care, Swyer syndrome, and Turner syndrome. In other cases, her patients may have metabolic conditions like Very Long-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase (VLCAD) deficiency, where the nervous system can be affected.
Because these conditions can be complicated, care is usually about more than just stopping seizures. It can also mean planning for day-to-day management, watching symptoms over time, and helping families understand what to expect. Stepping through test results and treatment options in plain language matters, and the focus stays on what is practical for each child’s life.
Stefanie stays connected to current medical knowledge and research, including how new evidence shapes treatment choices in paediatric neurology.
For families who are interested in clinical research, she can discuss whether clinical trials are something to consider in a given situation. That way, decisions can be made based on what fits the child’s needs, not just what sounds new or promising.