Latar belakang. Epilepsi adalah satu dari tiga kelainan neurologis tersering yang ditemui di praktek pediatri. Insiden epilepsi di negara berkembang dua kali lebih banyak daripada negara industri. Metode. Studi deskriptif retrospektif menggunakan rekam medis,variabel meliputi jumlah kasus baru, usia, jenis kelamin, riwayat keluarga, EEG, CT-scan, MRI dan keberhasilan terapi selama 2013 di RSUD Dr. Soetomo Surabaya. Hasil. Terdapat 103 kasus baru epilepsi anak terbanyak usia 1-5 tahun (45,63%), laki-laki (71,84%), tanpa pengobatan sebelumnya (32,04%), riwayat keluarga kejang/epilepsi (93,20%), kelainan perinatal (83,50%), maupun gangguan tumbuh kembang (63,11% Background. Epilepsy is one of the three most common neurologic disorders seen in a pediatric practice setting. Incidence of epilepsy in developing country is two times higher than in industrial country but very few studies done on new epilepsy cases and its profile among children in some countries.Method. This is a retrospective study based upon medical records data, that were analyzed descriptively which include the total number of new cases, their age, gender, and history of children with epilepsy, their EEG, CT-Scan, MRI results and also the treatment outcome during the year of 2013 in Dr. Soetomo General Hospital, Surabaya.Result. There were 103 new cases of children with epilepsy. The number of cases were high in 1-5 years age group (45,63%), more common in male (71,84%), without any prior medication (32,04%), without family history of epilepsy or convulsion (93,20%), without abnormality during delivery (83,50%), and with no history of developmental delay (63,11%). The results of EEG was abnormal in 72,84% but 61,53% patients show normal results of CT-scan and 57,14% had normal MRI test results. The type of seizure was 55,34% had generalized. The most common therapy given was monotherapy: valproic acid (89,32%) and 75,73% patient's had their seizure controlled. Conclusion. There were 103 new cases of epilepsy in children, with most common among 1-5 years age group and male. EEG commonly abnormal, but CT scan and MRI results mostly normal. Valproic acid was most common given therapy and resulting its ability to control most patients seizure. Sari Pediatri 2016;18(1):34-9