Epilepsy in children

The type of seizure can vary greatly from patient to patient. Some may fall, jerk, make strange movements, be momentarily absent or become unconscious. A distinction is made between partial seizures where consciousness remains intact and generalised seizures where a person becomes unconscious.

There are many possible causes of epilepsy and the prognosis also depends on them:

• febrile seizures (in children younger than five years old): quite harmless and usually without consequences
• oxygen deprivation at birth
• brain injury due to accident or infection
• a congenital brain disorder
• an epilepsy syndrome
• rare genetic disorders

Treatments

The doctor will discuss with you which examinations are indicated and, if necessary, initiate appropriate treatment.