Seizures: Older Child
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7 Year Old with Epilepsy
Asked by S.D. from Sacramento
on September 13, 2008
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I was wondering if there were any parents out there that have dealt with their child being weaned off Epilepsy medication or have had their child grow out of having Ep...
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- I have a child who's Shuddering Attacks are fading as well. I would call Warmline Family Resource Center at ###-###-#### or 800-660-7995. They have a great staff wh...
- Hi S., I am a mom who has a daughter that was diagnosed with Lennox Gastaut Syndrome which is the worst type of Epilepsy that anyone could have. The age I was told tha...
- My younger sister, who is now 29 years old, had epilepsy from age 8 to about 13 or 14, when it just somehow went away. She never had seizures during the day, only at ...
Removing Part of Brain to Help with Seizure Disorder
Asked by K.K. from Los Angeles
on June 3, 2009
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My six year old son has a seizure disorder that seizure medication has not been able to controll. After our latest trip to his Neurologist it was suggested to us tha...
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- Please get a second opinion. My Dad was supposed to have a major operation and chose not to thank God he is doing great with out it. They did a different type of treat...
- We studied this in school, but aside from that, the only experience I have with neurology is having too many doctors in the family. ;) The one thing, growing up & g...
- Hi K., I do not have experience with this surgery, but I would want to explore every other possible option 1st if it was my son! I have compassion for how scary it mu...
Febrile Seizure
Asked by C.A. from New York
on March 25, 2009
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This past weekend was the scariest one ever. My 21 month old son had a high fever and experienced three febrile seizure episodes. My son has also been experiencing a r...
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- I have not experienced them with my son, but my niece had one and wound up in the ER b/c my sister didn't know what was going on. From what I remember, they are not a...
- My children never had febrile seizures but what caught my eye was the recurring cough, allergies, and ear infections. I would have your child checked for asthma. My da...
- I know how scary it is to witness your child having a febrile seizure. When my son was about a year and a half he had one. We called 911 and rushed him to the hospit...
My 8 Year Old Diagnosed with Epilepsy, Any Advice??
Asked by J.M. from St. Cloud
on August 3, 2009
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My 8 year old son was recently diagnosed with Epilepsy. He started having seizures about a month ago. They have put him on medication and he seems to be doing well wit...
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- I had epilepsy as a child as well-I was diagnosed when I was about 8. I had a seizure while we were traveling by car on a family trip and I was asleep in the backseat...
- My now 8 year old was diagnosed with epilepsy when she was 2. We started noticing her really jerking in the evening after she fell asleep. We asked our doctor and he...
- J., I was diagnosed with Epilepsy about 9yrs ago as an adult. They never knew what was wrong with me, just that I had a seizure and than had another one when I too...
Seeking Advice Regarding Febrile Seizure
Asked by T.S. from Denver
on February 5, 2008
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Hello, just wondering if anyone has had a similar experience w/ their child. My older son-5, had his first seizure the day after Christmas. Turns out he had a double...
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- T., I understand your frustration. My 4 year old has had 5 in his lifetime. The first one began in the bathtub and we had no idea what was going on,even his mouth loc...
- How do you live a normal life w/ such vague and uncertain information? You just do and consider the alternatives like anti-seizure meds---if you keep pushing they ...
- HI T., My daughter had her first seizure when she was about 18 months, it was not caused by a fever, But I thought sharing my experience with you may be helpful. She ...
Epilepsy (Seizure Disorder)
Asked by A.A. from Chicago
on July 11, 2007
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My 1 year old daughter has been experiencing simple partial seisures from about 11 months of age. Would like to know if anyone has experienced this type of issue with...
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- I would suggest working with Epilepsy Foundation for Northeastern Illinois. They are great advocates with links to counseling, doctors and support groups. Please co...
- Hi A., Hugs to you and what you and your daughter are going through. My 6 year old son has complex partial seizures and has been on and off medication since birth fo...
- Hello, I would recommend going to a neurologist if you haven't done so already. My daughter had seizures as an infant and we went to Dr. Singh out of Hope Children...
7 Year Old Awoke at 4 Am Having a Seizure
Asked by A.C. from Pittsburgh
on May 6, 2010
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my son is a healthy active 7 year old boy who has no medical conditions, rarely gets sick, and is very active. he went to bed last night at 9:30 and awoke at 4 am hav...
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- I just want to let you know that I know EXACTLY what you are going through. My son had a seizure at around 4. It wasn't as scary for me because only my mom witnessed i...
- I don't have any insights, but just sending love. I can imagine how scary this has been-- but it sounds like you did EXACTLY the right thing. Remember that you are h...
- I am sorry to hear that, but he can't be having seizures, foaming at the mouth and be ok. I would check into epilepsy. Those come unannounced even when vitals look "...
10 Year Old Son Diagnosed with Epilepsy
Asked by Y.A. from Houston
on February 19, 2007
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I want to know the symptoms your child had (or yourself as a child) before diagnosed with Epilepsy. My son's seizures started when he watched a scary movie over a year...
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- I don't have children with epilepsy, but I work as an EMT and deal with people who do. Your doctor is by far the best source of information, but www.epilepsy.com has ...
- Hi I wanted to tell you Personally was diagnosed with epilepsy when I was 8 yrs old, I was on medication for 8 years, and by the age of 16 I had to pass and EEG after ...
- Hi my daughter was diagnosed with Epilepsy when she was also 10. She is now almost 15 and is still dealing with them. Some times kids will out grow the seizures and no...
Epileptic Dog
Asked by K.H. from Minneapolis
on September 11, 2010
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i know this is a site for mom an problems,concerns etc...well my kids are grown..but ive got 3 dogs...my one dog was diagnosed with canine epilepsy..just breaks my hea...
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- My dog used to have seizures every couple days. Went on a low dose of phenobarbitol and he has a 1 minute mini seizure about every 2 months now. He suffers no side e...
- I, too, have a rescue dog. He is a german shepherd mixed with something that we don't know. Anyway, I still remember his first seizure. It scared me to death! Of c...
- May I ask what the "brutal" side effects are that you are referring to? When I did my research while trying to make decisions about our dog's treatment for sudden ons...
10 Year Old Daughter Diagnosed with Epilepsy (Absence Seizures)
Asked by M.H. from Los Angeles
on August 18, 2009
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Hi there - does anyone have a child or knows someone who has a child with absence seizures? We have Kaiser and they were very helpful and got us in for an EEG immediat...
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- Mz Pat, Has your daugther had any shots recently, especially the Gardasil series. The vaccines have aluminum and a series of other ingredients that have caused hund...
- HI Mz Pat, I had epilepsy as a child and was on some pretty strong meds. I had frequent petit mals, which are basically small seizures (I believe it is a form of an ...
- Hi there! I was reading your title and when I saw (absence seizures) I continued to read on. My son, when he was 3 weeks old started to "shiver" when he fell asleep....
