Your child will need to have no seizures for a period of time, such as 18 to 24 months. Then you and the provider can decide if your child should continue taking the medicine. The provider will lower your child's dose over a certain period of time. Seizures might happen again while ...
What causes seizures with fever? (Children in Hospitals ...)Monaco, John E
What can I do to manage recurrent seizures? Ask what safety precautions you should take.Talk with your healthcare provider about driving. You may not be able to drive until you are seizure-free for a period of time. You will need to check the law where you live. Also talk to your hea...
Generally pilepsy can be a problem for children due to misunderstanding and bullying. Absences will cause moments of temporary unconsiousness impairing the learning of an affected child, parial complex seizures leave someone unable to plan his actions and for these people being on automatic pilot ...
Developmental cognitive and physical delays resulting from seizures Changes in eating and appetite Crouched gait and compromised balance as the child grows older In epilepsies such as Doose syndrome and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, children may have drop seizures which cause sudden loss of muscle strength,...
Developmental cognitive and physical delays resulting from seizures Changes in eating and appetite Crouched gait and compromised balance as the child grows older In epilepsies such as Doose syndrome and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, children may have drop seizures which cause sudden loss of muscle strength,...
I don’t always know what causes seizures. However, I have a friend who takes seizure medication and he told me that he traced the onset of the illness to a car accident he had when he was only four years old. He had a trauma to the head and that triggered the seizures. He said ...
The causes of seizures are diverse, ranging from epilepsy, febrile seizures in children, to head injuries and infections. Convulsions, while often a symptom of seizures, can also result from other conditions such as electrolyte imbalances or high fever, indicating a broader range of causes. 15 Tr...
The best treatment depends on what causes the seizures, how they affect your child, and your child's age and overall health. And, as always, you need to think about possible side effects. That's why it's important to have a doctor you trust. As you talk through the choices, make sur...
learning and are often misinterpreted as daydreaming or inattention. About a quarter of people who have absence seizures will develop another type of generalized seizure called tonic-clonic seizures (formerly called ''grand mal'' seizures). The vast majority of children, however, will outgrow them...