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Children and Epilepsy

The AED's can also cause depression and anxiety. Epilepsy disorder does not just have to do with seizures; it also has effect on learning and behaviors. .
             Reilly and Ballantine discuss that learning disabilities in children with epilepsy are often ignored or unknown because controlling the child's seizures tends to be the parents main focus. The disorder in a child can range from mild to severe. Children with a more severe type of epilepsy are more likely to suffer a learning disability or cognitive difficulties. Since each case of epilepsy is different, classroom placement is based on the child's learning and behavioral difficulties. A child's likeliness on developing a learning disability depends on the location of electrical discharge, frequency, and duration. In the article the authors did multiple studies worldwide and concluded that educators tend to only know the basics of epilepsy and lack knowledge on the education influences. They also discovered that many teachers lack confidence and training on epilepsy. The article then discussed that every school should have a policy that contains a procedure to follow if a student with epilepsy enrolls at their learning facility. The policy should also include the actions that will be taken in a child does have a seizure. .
             The article discusses how educators should manage a seizure that occurs in an education setting. The authors stress the importance that teachers need to protect the child and their privacy. Epilepsy not only has physical effects, it also can impact a child's self-esteem. They may feel embarrassed if they have a seizure in front of fellow classmates. If a student seizes, it is recommended to clear out the area so that other students are not watching. It is important for the teacher to remain calm, and follow their procedure policy. A few general guidelines the author mentions is to not move the child. Unless the child is in a dangerous location, they are not to be touched or moved.


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1. Epilepsy

... . Some mutations in the genes 4 or ß2 of nAChRs are tied to this. Epilepsy in children can be case by many factors because children are much more susceptible to many things. Infants and children are at high risk for head trauma which can cause epilepsy. Also viral infections, birth defects difficulties during delivery, and poisoning can cause childhood seizures. Sleep apnea, a sleeping disorder characterized temporary cessations of ... is a rare type of epilepsy Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy Tonic-clonic signaled by myoclonia Between eight and twenty Adult Myoclonic Epilepsy Generalized s...

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2. Epilepsy

... a young age he or she may have some problems with the fact that they can have a lower IQ than other children (Caplan, Arbelle, Guthrie, Komo, Sheilds, Hansen & Sirichai, 1997), The third and final myth is that epilepsy leads to a life of anger and crime. This myth goes back to the second myth because when they were difining inmates of some prisons they said that ... hide their illness; in this way the parents are teaching their child that epilepsy is band and that it can destroy your life. Those parents who did teach child that epilepsy is bad and that it can destroy your life. Those pa...

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3. Epilepsy

... age groups. About 14% of epilepsy patients are under 15 years old and 24% are over 64, with 62% being between those ages. Every year between 25,000 and 40,000 American children have a first seizure that is unrelated to a fever. Epilepsy is decreasing in childhood but increasing in the elderly, probably because of mild strokes and cardiac arrest." Some children with Epilepsy actually grow out of it ... as they enter adult hood or shortly after. Many people with Epilepsy can be treated with drugs or other form ... of treatment and can go on with little to no change in their lives. Unfort...

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4. Epilepsy

... medication may be fortunate to not have any seizures at all, while there are some who have seizures so frequently that their quality of life is affected. Some types of epilepsy are harder to control than others. For most forms of epilepsy in children and adults, when the person has been free of seizures for 2 to 4 years, medications can often be slowly withdrawn ... and discontinued under the supervision of a doctor. The cause of epilepsy in many cases is unknown. It can occur as a result of a head injury, brain tumor, a toxic reaction to drugs and alcohol, hydro-cephalus, an infection,...

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5. Psychology: Seizures and Epilepsy

... who are suffering with this illness to this day. To add of the 125, 000 of the new cases, half of that number are children and adolescents. These numbers may sound alarming but Epilepsy is still an extremely confusing illness, and is still under extensive research to better understand this disorder. This report would try to explain the best it can ... physical changes are known as an epileptic seizure. Therefore epilepsy is also known as a seizure disorder. Even though at times seizures and epilepsy is sometimes used interchangeably, one can experience a seizure and not have epilepsy. Th...

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6. Epilepsy - Causes, Symptoms and Treatments

... if you have a seizure in front of friends, as you have no recollection of what happens during a seizure. A child should never be told he/she can't do something and should be treated like any other child. Children and adults with epilepsy can live perfectly normal lives, some may have limitations on certain activities. It is important that the people are aware that you have ... epilepsy and know what to do if you should have a seizure. You should never move a person or try to stick anything in their mouth when they are seizing. People learn what ... a seizure: " Sleepy, confused,memory ...

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7. Epilepsy

... of loss of consciousness, continuous jerking of different body parts, emotional explosions, or periods of mental confusion. Studies show that although epilepsy isn't inherited, tendency to the disorder is a hereditary trait responsible for some cases. In people suffering from epilepsy, the brain waves, which are displays of electrical activity in the cerebral cortex, have an abnormal rhythm made by excessive ... and consistent nerve-cell discharges. Recordings of brain waves are therefore important in diagnosis and study of the disease and are obtained by a device called the electroence...

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8. Epilepsy

... that last for more than 20-30 minutes can result in brain damage. A common myth that is believed by many is that epilepsy/seizures are a hereditary condition, in actuality there is a small percentage of people who actually inherited the disease children who are under the age of 15 have inherited the disease. Seizures are caused by miss-fires n the nerves of the ... serious, there are only two different kinds of partial seizures. Simple partial seizures: this kind seizure most people don't even know they are experiencing because you can still hear and talk and act completely normal the r...

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9. Children and Young Athletes

... of control, or leading to serious death or injury need to be completely avoided, such as swimming alone, scuba diving and rock climbing. Thus with medication and management techniques most sport is accessible to children with epilepsy. Overuse Injuries occur due repeated use of a body part causing tissue and significant discomfort. Children and young athletes are susceptible to overuse injury because of different growth rates in bone ... light resistance with high repetitions. This plan is essential for children and young athletes to avoid injury as well as develop skill and fitness for...

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