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What to do in case of a seizure

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Read about what to do in case of a seizure to ensure your child's safety and comfort.

What causes seizures?

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Learn about what causes seizures, the different types of seizures and what the concept of the seizure threshold means.

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Signs and symptoms of seizures

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Read about the signs and symptoms of different types of seizures.

Focal aware seizures

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Read about the symptoms and causes of focal aware seizures (previously known as simple partial seizure) and how they are treated.

Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP)

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Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is rare in people with epilepsy. However, it is important to be aware of the risk factors and how to prevent it in your child.

Seizures during brain tumour treatment

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Learn how to cope with your child experiencing seizures as a result of a brain tumour, or as a reaction to brain tumour surgery.

Tonic, clonic and tonic-clonic seizures

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Tonic-clonic seizures involve sudden muscle stiffening and contraction, and rhythmic twitching or jerking. Read about their causes and how they can be treated.

Febrile seizures (seizures occurring with fever)

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Read about the symptoms, prevention, first aid treatment and proper care for a child experiencing febrile seizures.

Absence seizures

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Read about the symptoms and causes of absence seizures and how best to help your child when they have one.

Atonic seizures

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Read about the causes and symptoms of atonic seizures, or “drop attacks”, and how they are treated.

Epilepsy: An overview

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An overview of seizures and epilepsy, with information about treatment options.

Focal impaired awareness seizures

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Read about causes and symptoms of focal impaired awareness seizures and how they are treated.

Types of seizures

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Find out how seizures are classified, or grouped together and how they may impact a child.

Epilepsy monitoring unit: Testing with video EEG

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Find out what happens when your child is admitted for a video EEG in the epilepsy monitoring unit.

Myoclonic seizures

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Read about causes and symptoms of myoclonic seizures and how they are treated.

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What does the future hold for a child with epilepsy

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The prognosis of an illness is a forecast of how it will develop and the outcome after treatment. Read about the factors that affect the prognosis of a child with epilepsy.

How epilepsy is diagnosed

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Learn about the methods of diagnosis, an important stage in understanding the cause of your child's seizures.

Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) scan before epilepsy surgery

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Learn how a SPECT scan helps identify where seizures start in the brain.

Generalized epilepsy syndromes

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Read about the causes, symptoms and treatments for generalized epilepsy syndromes.

Lorazepam Buccal Sublingual Tablets

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Your child needs to take the medicine called lorazepam. This information sheet explains what lorazepam does, how to give it, and what side effects, or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.

Self-limited epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (SeLECTS)

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Read about the symptoms of self-limited epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (SeLECTS) as well as treatments and long-term outlook.

Poison information centres in Canada

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Find contact information for poison centres in Canada. If your child is unconscious, not breathing or is having a seizure, call 911 immediately.

Neonatal seizures

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Read about the causes, diagnosis and treatment of neonatal seizures.

Breath-holding spells

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Breath-holding in children can be scary but is usually harmless. Read on to learn more.

Invasive electroencephalography (EEG) monitoring by stereo-EEG (SEEG) before epilepsy surgery

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Find out how invasive monitoring uses electrodes directly inside your child's brain to pinpoint where seizures start. .