Tonic-clonic seizures involve sudden muscle stiffening and contraction, and rhythmic twitching or jerking. Read about their causes and how they can be treated.
Read about the causes, symptoms and treatments for generalized epilepsy syndromes.
Find out how seizures are classified, or grouped together and how they may impact a child.
Read about the causes and symptoms of absence epilepsy and how the condition is treated.
Read about the causes and symptoms of juvenile myoclonic epilepsy and how the condition is treated.
Read about the causes and treatments for reflex epilepsy, a rare condition in which seizures are set off by specific stimuli such as flashing lights.
Read about the causes and features of temporal lobe epilepsies as well as how they are treated and the long-term outlook.
Read about the symptoms and causes of focal aware seizures (previously known as simple partial seizure) and how they are treated.
Read about the types of epilepsy and the suggested treatments.
Read about the signs and symptoms of different types of seizures.
Read about the symptoms and causes of absence seizures and how best to help your child when they have one.
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.
Read about the causes and symptoms of status epilepticus and how it is treated.
Read about the causes, diagnosis and treatment of neonatal seizures.
Learn about what causes seizures, the different types of seizures and what the concept of the seizure threshold means.
Read about the causes, symptoms and treatments for encephalopathies and progressive syndromes.
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.
Find out the causes and symptoms of Rasmussen syndrome and how this form of epilepsy is treated.
Read about what to do in case of a seizure to ensure your child's safety and comfort.
Read about the causes and symptoms of Lennox-Gastaut syndrome epilepsy and how the condition is treated.
Read about causes and symptoms of myoclonic seizures and how they are treated.
Read about the causes and symptoms of atonic seizures, or “drop attacks”, and how they are treated.
Read about common anti-epileptic drugs. Each AED has a generic name and one or more brand names. The generic name is the chemical name for the drug.
Your child needs to be given a medicine called topiramate. This information sheet explains what topiramate does and how to give it to your child. It also explains what side effects or problems your child may have when they take topiramate.
An overview of seizures and epilepsy, with information about treatment options.
