Seizures: Tween
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Seizure Disorders and Epilepsy
Asked by A.O. from Colorado Springs
on July 25, 2006
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Just seeing if there are any moms around here that have kids with a seizure disorder or epilepsy.
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- My daughter has epilepsy. Some days she has constant seizures every 1-2 minutes that last 5-15 seconds. On her good days she will have seizures about every 20 minutes....
- A.-My son is 71/2 yrs old.He is my youngest. He was born with Lissencephaly which means smooth brain. As a result of this he has siezures. We are currently have him on...
- A.: I do not have children with Epilepsy, but my brother has had Epilepsy for over 20 years. So, I can definitely be a source of support. I have started to do some ...
14 Year Old That Has a Lot of Headaches
Asked by D.J. from Tulsa
on April 7, 2008
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I have a 14 year old son that has headaches quite often. He wears glasses, so that is not the problem. He comes home from school daily with a headache. I have taken...
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- I'm a firm believer in dehydration being a cause of headaches. How much water is he drinking each day? Whenever I feel a headache coming on I have a large glass of ...
- I had headaches at this age. Every afternoon they would come on and I would be in bed all afternoon. I saw a a doctor and they ran many of test. Nothing would show up....
- You might try taking him to a Chiropractor. If his axis isn't aligned, it can cause headaches. Go to one who uses an activator instead of bending & popping the body. I...
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...
Febrile Seizure
Asked by J.M. from Dallas
on March 19, 2009
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My 2 1/2 year old son had an febrile seizure on Feb 25. It was a grand mal that lasted for 5 minutes. However, the ER doctor was not able to get a fever reading on t...
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- My son just had a sleep deprived video EEG that lasted for 6 hours. Not too much fun since he is 10 1/2 months old. I would say that since your son is older, it would ...
- Hi, I know seizures can be scary but your son is young. Many kids can outgrow seizures so don't panick. I have done the test you are talking about 3 times with 2 d...
- I don't really know if I can help you much but my sis has a seizure disorder since she was 2. Hers were petit mal and she seemed to "grow" out of them until college w...
Febrile Seizure
Asked by M.F. from Athens
on August 12, 2008
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My 22 month old was seen at the ER for a Febrile Seizure. Her temperature spiked to 104 after a nap on Sunday. She was fine all day until she woke from her nap. Her...
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- If you can control the fever with the motrin I would let her ride it out. Just make sure she has plenty of clear liquids. My daughter who is now 6 , always gets a feve...
- M., I'm glad your daughter is doing better! I had febrile seizures and agree with several of the posts. It is when it spikes up quickly when they happen. The cause...
- My daughter (also 22 mo), just had two episodes of very high fever with no other symptoms, 3 weeks apart. Both times, she had a 103 fever that went up and down on it's...
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 ...
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...
My 12 Year Old Daughter Has Juvnile Myoclonic Epilepsy Need Advice.
Asked by J.F. from Reno
on March 5, 2008
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My 12 year old daughter was diagosed with Juvnile Myoclonic Epilipsey. She 1 of 7 kids. I have 3 older than her and 3 younger than her. I was just wondering if anyone ...
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- I have freind who has been dealing with epilipsey since he was 3 years old. It was him (and a couple of other friends with other condtions) that i made sure I was cert...
- Don't be afraid. Its very likely this is temporary. I know its treatable. If you don't make a big deal out of it, neither will she. The last thing a 12 year old wan...
- Hi J. I was diagnosed with Epilepsy when I was 10. I was fortunate in that I outgrew mine. But I was on several medications before they found the ones that worked for...
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....
