These messages guide everything your child does, thinks, and feels. A seizure happens when there's a strong burst of electrical activity in their brain. This makes the neurons misfire, sending ...

In more subtle cases, children may stare blankly or not respond to their surroundings. These are often referred to as absence seizures or petit mal seizures, and they can go undiagnosed for ...

Febrile seizures are a common occurrence in young children, typically affecting those between six months and five years of age. These seizures are triggered by fever, often due to infections ...

losing awareness and staring blankly into space, becoming stiff and collapsing Call 999 for an ambulance if someone is having a seizure for the first time, has a seizure that lasts more than five ...

Symptoms usually vary depending on the type of seizure and can include temporary confusion, staring spells, convulsions, or loss of consciousness. If you think you've had a seizure, talk to your ...

“They can look like just staring—they’re called focal seizures—or you an have drop seizures where you just fall out... If you think there’s something going on with your child, trust your ...

Heroic' Zoom teacher 'deserves round of applause' A primary school teacher has described feeling "utterly helpless" as a pupil's parent had a seizure while he taught a class of 18 children online.

in 526 otherwise healthy children (age range, 6–60 months) who presented with their first complex febrile seizure (focal seizures, duration >15 minutes, multiple seizures within 24 hours ...