Although they may look painful, seizures don't reallycause pain. But they may be frightening for children and the people around them. Simple partial seizures, in which a child may have a sudden, overwhelming sense of terror, are especially frightening. One of the problems with complex partial ...
Other autism spectrum disorder symptoms are physical problems such as poor coordination while running or climbing, poor hand control, constipation, and poor sleeping. Some children develop seizures. Pica, or the tendency to eat items that are not food, is common in children and adults with autism...
Other autism spectrum disorder symptoms are physical problems such as poor coordination while running or climbing, poor hand control, constipation, and poor sleeping. Some children develop seizures. Pica, or the tendency to eat items that are not food, is common in children and adults with autism...
Benign neonatal familial convulsions comprise a distinct epileptic syndrome with a autosomal mode of transmission. The electroclinical signs of seizures in this syndrome are not yet well defined. In 3 children from two families presenting with benign neonatal familial convulsions, 14 seizures were ...
Absence seizures:Typically occur in children, also called petit mal seizures. Focal seizures:Also called partial seizures, they affect a localized area of the brain. Simple:Person is aware and conscious. Complex:Impaired consciousness. What should I do if I notice warning signs of epilepsy?
Brockhaus A, Elger CE (1995) Complex partial seizures of temporal lobe origin in children of different age groups. Epilepsia 36:1173–1181 CAS PubMed Google Scholar Chee MW, Kotagal P, Van Ness PC, Gragg L, Murphy D, Luders HO (1993) Lateralizing signs in intractable partial epilepsy:...
Meningitis: Inflammation of the membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord Tabes dorsalis: Caused by the destruction of nerves in the spinal cord Seizures, personality changes, hallucinations,dementia, and stroke are among the possible symptoms of neurosyphilis.8 ...
Actions to care for seizures 1. Put on PPE 2. Check the scene for safety 3. Move furniture or objects out of the way 4. Place a small pad or towel under the person's head 5. Phone 911 and get the first aid kit 6. Check for signs of life and if they are responsive ...
Seizures Kidney failure Coma Shock Brain swelling Low blood volume shock, in which your blood pressure and the amount of oxygen in your blood are too low If it's not treated, dehydration can be deadly. If you drink too much fluid to try to hydrate yourself, you could end up with swellin...
Noninfectious Chronic Diseases in Children Upsurging noncommunicable childhood diseases, with autism front and center, characterized by neuropathologies, epileptiform seizures, and disease conditions hardly heard of in early childhood before the recent decades of more and more injections: see Garner, J. ...