Epilepsy In Children
Information about the diagnosis and treatment of childhood
epilepsy and how
epilepsy may affect a child’s life. In the UK,
epilepsy affects around 1 in every 200 children and young people under 18.
Epilepsy can start at any age including childhood. If your child develops
epilepsy you may have questions or concerns.
Epilepsy is a neurological condition (affecting the
brain and nervous system) where a person has a tendency to have
seizures that start in the brain.The
brain is made up of millions of nerve
cells that use electrical signals to control the body’s functions, senses and thoughts. If the signals are disrupted, the person may have an epileptic
seizure (sometimes called a ‘fit’ or ‘attack’).Not all
seizures are epileptic.Other conditions that can look like
epilepsy include fainting (syncope) due to a drop in blood pressure, and febrile convulsions due to a sudden rise in body temperature when a young child is ill. These are not epileptic
seizures because they are not caused by disrupted
brain activity.
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