Weekly News From the Nurse 08 November 2024

November is National Epilepsy Awareness Month. Did you know the way a seizure looks depends on the type of seizure a person is experiencing. Some seizures can look like staring spells. Other seizures can cause a person to collapse, shake, and become unaware of what’s going on around them.

• Here are some quick fats form the Epilepsy Foundation in relation to epilepsy in childhood.
• About 470,000 American children under the age of 14 have epilepsy.
• It affects children at different ages and in different ways.
• Early recognition and treatment are keys to the best possible outcome.
• For some, it will be a temporary problem, easily controlled with medication, outgrown after a few years.
• For others, it may be a lifelong challenge affecting many areas of life.
• It may be associated with serious, difficult-to-treat syndromes, including Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome, genetically related conditions and developmental disorders.
• Social impact in childhood is often severe, producing isolation and loss of self esteem.

For more information on Epilepsy in childhood visit https://www.epilepsy.com/parents-and-caregivers/kids