{"id":7496,"date":"2019-04-30T07:44:55","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T07:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alldaychemist.com\/blog\/?p=7496"},"modified":"2024-05-27T08:40:47","modified_gmt":"2024-05-27T08:40:47","slug":"how-to-diagnose-epilepsy-in-childhood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alldaychemist.com\/blog\/how-to-diagnose-epilepsy-in-childhood\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Diagnose Epilepsy in Childhood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Epilepsy is one of the most common childhood brain disorders, and about two-thirds of all children with Epilepsy outgrow their seizures by the time they are teenagers. So, caregivers must help their child maintain a healthy lifestyle and ensure regular medical visits. Epilepsy is a brain disorder in which an affected person suffers from recurring seizures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seizure disorder is caused by anything that injures the brain, including head injuries, infections, poisoning, or even brain development problems before birth. There are different types of seizures; some are short, and some last for a few seconds, while others can last a few minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Types of epilepsies and their symptoms<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are different types of Epilepsy, which are classified by their seizure type. The categories of seizures are based on where they begin in your brain, your level of awareness while you develop seizure symptoms and the presence or absence of muscle movements.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>There are two main seizure groups:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><\/b><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>1. Focal onset seizures<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Focal Epilepsy begins in one area, or network of cells, on one side of your brain. The type of seizure is also called a partial-onset seizure. There are two types of focal seizures:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><b>Focal onset seizure:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This means you are aware during the seizure attack. Doctors once called this a simple partial seizure.<strong> The types of epilepsy symptoms include:<\/strong><\/span><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Changes in your emotions<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Changes in your senses<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seeing flashing lights, dizziness, and having a tingling sensation<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uncontrolled muscle jerking, usually in arms or legs.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><b>Focal onset impaired awareness seizure:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This type of epileptic seizure causes loss of consciousness and is used to be called a complex partial seizure. <strong>Symptoms are:<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blank stare<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Repetitive movements like hand rubbing or finger motions, slip-smacking or chewing, and eye blinking.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><\/b><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>2. Generalized onset seizures<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">General onset seizures affect many different cells present on both sides of your brain at the same time. <strong>Six types of generalized seizures include:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><b>Absence seizures:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> They are more common in kids, usually last less than ten seconds, and are commonly mistaken for daydreaming.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><b>Atonic seizures:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> You have lost muscle control, or your muscles are weak during a seizure attack. Your body parts may drop, such as your eyelids or head, or you may also fall on the ground within 15 seconds of the seizure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><b>Tonic seizures:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> In this, your arms, back, legs, or whole body may be tense or stiff, causing you to fall.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><b>Clonic seizures:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> These happen when muscles continuously jerk for seconds to a minute or muscles stiffen, followed by jerking for seconds up to two minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><b>Tonic-clonic seizures:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> During this, you lose consciousness, fall to the ground, and your muscles stiffen and jerk for about one to five minutes. During this seizure attack, you may bite your tongue and lose muscle control of your bowels or bladder, making you pee or poop.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><b>Myoclonic seizures:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The type of seizure causes shock-like muscle jerks or twitches. It usually lasts for a couple of seconds.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Signs of Epilepsy in a child include:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Staring<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jerking movements of the arms and legs<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stiffening of the body<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Loss of consciousness<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Breathing problems or stopping breathing<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Loss of bowel or bladder control<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Falling suddenly for no apparent reason, especially when associated with losing consciousness.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Seizure causes<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Epilepsy causes are different for each individual, and some people have no identifiable causes of seizures. In other, healthcare providers can trace Epilepsy directly to genetics, \u00a0 autoimmune disorders, brain trauma, infectious diseases, or metabolic issues. Each case has different signs, diagnoses, and treatment options.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Epilepsy affects every child differently depending on:<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Age<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Types of seizures<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Response to treatment<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having other health issues, etc<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some people with seizures can control their seizures with medication and can easily outgrow them altogether.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the development of medicine and health care services, Epilepsy is more manageable. Many new anticonvulsant medications are available, and more are being tested. Alternative treatments are also developed for children who continue to have seizures while on medication.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Diagnosis for Epilepsy<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diagnosis involves identifying a condition or disease based on signs and symptoms. An epilepsy diagnosis is generally made when seizures occur more than once without an identifiable reason, such as fever or injury. The major diagnosis process involved:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><b>Detailed medical history &#8211;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> this includes questions regarding the mother&#8217;s pregnancy and delivery, any relatives with Epilepsy, and if the child had a high fever, serious head injury, and periods of staring, inattention, or breath-holding.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><b>A detailed account of the seizures-<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the person(s) present during the child&#8217;s seizures should communicate with the doctor and tell all the details.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><b>Physical examination &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">assessment of cardiac, neurological, and mental health.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><b>Blood test &#8211;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A blood test is done to identify causes or other significant illnesses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><b>CAT or CT scan &#8211;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Computerised Axial Tomography (CAT) or CT scan determines the neurological lesion or illness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><b>EEG &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Electroencephalogram is used to assess the risk of seizure recurrence and may help determine seizure type and epilepsy syndrome.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><b>MRI &#8211;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Magnetic resonance Image produces images of a child&#8217;s brain for evaluating children with new-onset seizures or seizures that may have started in a particular part of the brain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the examination, tests, and observations, a doctor determines whether a child has Epilepsy.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Treatment guidelines after diagnosis<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the diagnosis, the parents should work closely with the child&#8217;s doctor to classify what type(s) of seizures the child is having and what kind of Epilepsy the child has and discuss treatment options.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Treatment for Epilepsy<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every child is different, so their treatment procedure is also different. Epilepsy treatment starts with medications. However, Epilepsy is a complex condition, and every child&#8217;s response towards treatment may differ.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Seizures Prevention Drugs<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many drugs prevent seizures, and they are called <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alldaychemist.com\/anti-convulsant.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">anti-epilepsy drugs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (AEDS) or anticonvulsant drugs, on the market, and new ones are in development. However, finding the best one for each child sometimes takes a while. If an epilepsy medication is not effective, <strong>then other options include:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brain surgery<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medical devices to prevent and control seizures<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dietary therapies include a ketogenic diet, modified Atkins diet, low glycemic index treatment, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The child should take the medication as prescribed by the doctor, and if seizures do not appear for a few years during medication, then medication can be stopped after consulting the doctor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Epilepsy can cause mood or learning disorders. 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