seizures in children
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Seizures and Possible Alternative Treatments Please Help!!!
Asked by E.1. from New York
on May 4, 2011
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Hey Mamas,
Hoping some mothers can help me out with this one...Up until 5 days ago I had a perfectly healthy three and a half year old boy. We has never had any heal...
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- I always cook pork to death for that very reason. No other ideas, sorry.
- I don't know that much about seizure disorders but I recommend you work with a pediatric neurologist to get it figured out. Good places in our area are UMDNJ or St. J...
- It sounds like he has had grand mal (tonic clonic or whatever the current term is) type of seizures. From your post, it sounds like they happen during the time (about...
Petit Mal Seizures (Absence Seizures) Working on the Next Step for My Son
Asked by P.B. from Spokane
on April 12, 2010
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Hi, my 11 year old just got diagnosed with petit maul seizures. I've known something was wrong for years but wasn't able to figure it out. I wasn't until his 4th gra...
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- Petit mal seizures are seizures, and they don't need to be grand mal to be indicators of something wrong with your son's brain. It's vitally important that you get hi...
- Peggy, is he on medication now? Do you have a pediatric neurologist working with him? If he is "totally out of it", then that probably means that the medicine is e...
- He is acting like that because he is suffering emotionally... and at his age, he probably feels like a "freak" because of his medical condition and his lower school pe...
Febrile Seizures
Asked by M.E. from St. Louis
on January 31, 2008
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I have a 4 1/2 year old daughter who just had her first febrile seizure. That's what the ER doc called it, but there are some inconsistencies that are worrying me. 1)...
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- Dr. Shaw, pediatric neurologist is wonderful. I have a younger brother with a seizure disorder and also a god child with epilepsy. With medication both function norma...
- Dear M.: Your precision with observation is great and is a very helpful attribute when dealing with any health issue. If you are not doing so already, write everyt...
- Hi M.! I'm so sorry about your recent experience! That is such a scary thing to go through, and I know that the answers never seem concrete enough. I have been a pe...
Length of Seizures
Asked by A.C. from Pittsburgh
on May 7, 2010
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hi i wrote yesterday about my 7 year old healthy little boy having a seizure in the middle of the night. my question is what is a normal length of time for one and ho...
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- I'm sorry you're going through this - I did this last summer with my younger daughter, and I know how scary it can be. Seizures don't really have a "normal" time. ...
- There are different phases of a seizure. Measure how long he is shaking and how long is he out. Also note what is happening when he is skaking - does he arch his back,...
- You start by noting the time he started acting weird or funny. Then you count again when he actually starts seizing, his eyes rolling back into his head, etc. The ...
Febrile Seizures
Asked by L.P. from San Francisco
on April 24, 2010
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Hey there, anyone ever experience a febrile seizure?? Last night my son had one and it was terrifying, we spent hours in the ER and today he is still a bit "out of it"...
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- Hi L., I worked with a child who had Febrile Seizures. Most doctors will tell you that your child will out grow the seizure by 3-4, but the girl I worked with was ...
- My 5 year old daughter has had 3 in about 3 years. They are indeed scary, but they are usually not harmful to the child! It's the body's reaction to the high fever. Th...
- L., First let me say I understand how terrifying this experience is and I hope that your little one is back to himself. I am the mother of two girls, one is almost ...
Baby with Seizures?
Asked by H.M. from Lewiston
on February 20, 2007
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I've already called the doctor today, and we're being evaluated this afternoon, but I'm feeling nervous and hoping someone can lend me an ear (and some reassuring advi...
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- oh H. i'm so sorry this happened to your peanut. very scary when something goes wrong. my son had seizures when he was born. he does do things that the doctors questio...
- My son Andrew had celebrial seizures when he was a baby too. I beleive its due to the nervous system not fully developed so it cant handle a sudden fever.All you do is...
- Wow that must be so scary. I have a friend whose baby did that at 5 weeks old. She was put on medication and did great. She was taken off it and has not had one in a l...
Febrile Seizures
Asked by S.A. from Chicago
on November 29, 2011
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My 2 yr old had a Febrile seizure last night. He'd had a mild cold since last week, but no fevers. He was fine all day yesterday, ate dinner, and we were about to ge...
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- My oldest had febrile seizures frin the age of 14 months until 3 years 3 months. I had febrile seizures. I'm convinced they are not hereditary but a severe reaction to...
- My daughter had them and they are scary as anything. She was 16 months when she had her first one and Advanced Life Support had to stop the ambulance because she had b...
- It hasn't happened to us, personally, but I do know that it happens randomly. Once your child does it, they may or may not do it again if they have a fever. They are...
Two Year Old with Sudden Seizures
Asked by C.T. from San Diego
on February 5, 2010
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Hi Moms,
I would like some advice and info from all the experienced Moms out there regarding seizures. I'll give you a health history, the events that happened, and ...
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- This is probably not what you want to hear, but for what it's worth....I am a 34 year old mom with epilepsy....my first seizure was when I was in a high chair (around ...
- We did not do the h1n1 just b/c we feel the CDC/ gov't rushed to get a vaccine out. I doubt effects of the vaccine would be seen so soon---so don't beat yourself up...
- You are in my prayers. I too recommend epilepsy.com to chat with others who are going through the same thing. You will find a wealth of good information about seizu...
Febrile Seizures
Asked by T.L. from Denver
on December 11, 2008
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My son had his 6 month check up two days ago and had the usual immunizations. He did not present with a fever all day but didn't go to sleep like his usual self, at 1...
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- I know the doctors all say that these are not a huge deal, and don't typically have lasting effects, but I would sure consider delaying or spreading out vaccinations. ...
- I am so sorry! It is terrifying to watch that happen to your child. My son had his first one on Super Bowl Sunday this year in my arms. His fever had spiked from 101.3...
- Our friends daughter had one at a 9 month old and never had a repeat. She has no long term damage, either. I know it's scary, though. I was baby sitting when it hap...
Febrile Seizures
Asked by H.C. from Tampa
on February 10, 2008
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I have twin sons that are 2 years old. My oldest has had one Febrile Seizure but his brother has had 3 major ones. He is spiking fevers, his highest has been 102.0 d...
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- My son had febrile seizures when he was 1-10 years old when he finally outgrew them. He had an EEG done several times and there is nothing to fear about them. They ...
- Don't stress too much about the seizures. My son has had them since he was 9 months old, and I felt sheer panic each time I witnessed him seizing. Even when doctor aft...
- How scary, H.! My daugher had a febrile seizure once when she was 13 months old. We happened to be AT the ped's office at the time, and I totally freaked out because...
