Why do children have seizures? ======================== The issue of seizures and epilepsy in children is a worrying issue for families and parents... When a mother or father notices a seizure in their child, many questions arise in their minds... In addition to their worries, how can they help their child to provide better conditions for him and keep him away from the consequences of the disease? According to research conducted in the United States, one out of every 200 children and adolescents suffers from the effects of seizures, why do children have seizures, what are focal seizures in children and how can they be helped? The subject of this article is Dr. Keihani Fard's neurology clinic What is epilepsy and why do children have seizures? Epilepsy is a neurological disease and disorder, which means that it affects the brain and nervous system. In such a situation, the patient is prone to seizures. The brain is made up of millions of nerve cells and neurons that work by sending nerve signals. Disruption of these signals causes seizures in a person. These conditions are also attacks that you should pay attention to. .... These seizures are not epilepsy because they do not occur with brain disorders.... ### What happens during a seizure Seizures in epilepsy have different types, the type of epileptic seizure varies depending on which area of ​​the brain is involved, in general, seizures are divided into two general categories: generalized seizures and focal or partial seizures... In general, seizures occur in children and adults alike, but some types of these seizures are more common in children, for example, absence seizures occur in children... These seizures can be so brief that parents notice it. Don't be or mistake it for inattention and fantasy... ### Focal seizures in children When abnormal brain function occurs in one or more points on one side of the brain, a focal seizure has occurred. Before the seizure, the child may experience a series of symptoms and this is the introduction and sign of the seizure. Symptoms of fear, euphoria, vision problems or hearing problems, or changes in the sense of smell may occur in children.. Convulsions: In this type of focal seizure in children, depending on which part of the brain is affected, the symptoms are different, the child does not lose consciousness and only one part of the body such as the large muscles of the hand or finger may be affected, and for example, the finger may start to move involuntarily. The child's vision may also be affected, and of course it is the most common condition in this type of muscle. Nausea, or paleness are other symptoms of simple or partial focal seizures. #### Complex focal seizures: In this type of seizure, which occurs in a larger area of ​​the brain and often in the temporal lobe of the brain (controlling feelings and emotions), it causes the child to lose consciousness, it may seem that the child is awake, but he will not notice you, in this case he may have strange behaviors and strange sounds, situations like - Picking up things that are around without purpose - Biting, chewing and moving the lips - Strange sounds, repeating meaningless words for no reason or speaking slowly - Running and walking aimlessly, a state similar to wandering These are the symptoms of complex focal seizures in your child ### Various seizures including some situations including - Fast movements which are also called jerking - Repetitive movements - Unusual sensations such as a strange taste in the mouth or an unusual and strange smell or upset stomach The child may be aware of what happened to him, but in some cases, he is unaware of the seizure and has no memory of it after returning to normal. In response to the question of why children have seizures or why my child has epilepsy, he said: Some of them have epilepsy because of a blow to their head, and problems that occur at birth or brain infections such as meningitis can be the cause of a child's epilepsy.. When a child has a seizure, doctors suggest that he has epilepsy, but this is not always the case and the child may have seizures for other reasons. For this reason, parents should take the child to a neurologist for examination, and the doctor will check the situation with a series of tests and examinations, including an EEG. What is childhood epilepsy syndrome? If your child is diagnosed with epilepsy syndrome, it means that we are dealing with a special feature of epilepsy and in fact the doctor can predict the condition of the patient to some extent, including the conditions of this syndrome, the age of its onset, the type of seizure or seizures that the child is involved in and some special results of children known in the EEG... benign epilepsy... this type of epilepsy usually improves after reaching a certain age and that is why it is called benign epilepsy They say, but on the other hand, there are types of epilepsy that are malignant and severe and may affect the child's development and abilities and make the child disabled. In the next article, we will talk about children and their seizures. ### How to help a child with seizures When a child has a seizure, the best thing to do is to help the doctor treat it faster and make a better diagnosis. Try to remember the stages of the child's seizures, when they occur, what hours of the day and how long they last, the events that may have happened around him that triggered the seizure, such as the situation that the doctor can make it better. Diagnose and start treatment faster.. It is better to remove sharp objects from the child's path so as not to harm him. After a seizure, do not try to remind him of anything. Rate it