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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.

Types of seizures

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

Generalized epilepsy syndromes

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

Fever in babies and children

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A fever can be a sign that the body is fighting an infection. Learn how to properly care for your baby, toddler or child with a fever.

Signs and symptoms of seizures

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

Encephalopathies and progressive epilepsy syndromes

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Read about the causes, symptoms and treatments for encephalopathies and progressive syndromes.

Temporal lobe epilepsies

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Read about the causes and features of temporal lobe epilepsies as well as how they are treated and the long-term outlook.

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.

Partial epilepsy syndromes

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

Epilepsy: An overview

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

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.

Roseola

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Find out how to recognize and treat the signs and symptoms of a roseola infection.

Babies: How can you tell if your baby is ill?

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Discover the physical and behavioural signs that your baby may be ill and learn when to take your baby to a health-care provider.

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.

Cellulitis

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Learn about the causes, symptoms and treatment of this serious skin infection.

Status epilepticus

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Read about the causes and symptoms of status epilepticus and how it is treated.

Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME)

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Read about the causes and symptoms of juvenile myoclonic epilepsy and how the condition is treated.

Atonic seizures

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

Sinus infections

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An overview of this condition marked by an inflammation of the lining of the sinuses, along with tips on how to help your child recover.

Childhood and juvenile absence epilepsy

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Read about the causes and symptoms of absence epilepsy and how the condition is treated.

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.

Thiotepa for stem cell transplant

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

Urinary tract infection (UTI)

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Learn how a urinary tract infection affects the bladder and kidneys and how it can be treated.

Rheumatic fever

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Rheumatic fever can develop when strep throat is not treated fully with antibiotics. Find out about what symptoms children with rheumatic fever experience and how it is treated.

Neonatal seizures

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