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Seizure Disorders: In Y oung Children. By: Jillian Wagner. What is a seizure?. the act or an instance of seizing. According to: Dictionary.com. Types of seizures. Febrile Petit mal Grand mal Focal Temporal lobe. Febrile.
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Seizure Disorders:In Young Children By: Jillian Wagner
What is a seizure? the act or an instance of seizing. According to: Dictionary.com
Types of seizures • Febrile • Petit mal • Grand mal • Focal • Temporal lobe
Febrile • 5 to 10 percent of infants and children under three years of age experience this type of seizure. • Triggered by high fever and the child may lose consciousness. • Jerking movements but stop when fever subsides. • According to: Health, Safety and Nutrition for the Young Child
Petit Mal • Occur in children 4 to 10 years. Lasting about 10 to 30 seconds • Momentary losses of attention including, • Staring off into space • Blank appearance • Twitching or dropping of objects • According to: Health, Safety and Nutrition for the Young Child
Grand Mal • The most common type of seizure • Convulsive movements throughout entire body • Has a warning before it occurs. For example, certain sound, smell, taste, sensation or visual cue. • Stiffness occurs (muscle contractions) • After it subsides a headache may occur or even dizziness. • According to: Health, Safety and Nutrition for the Young Child
focal • Involuntary convulsive movements • Begins at the tip of the extremity and spread toward the body trunk. • Children do not always lose consciousness • According to: Health, Safety, and Nutrition for the Young Child
Temporal lobe • Spontaneous episodes of unusual behavior • A child may bust out laughing • Utter unintelligible sounds • Run around in circles • Cry out for no apparent reason • Do not lose complete consciousness • According to: Health, Safety and Nutrition for the Young Child
Management of seizures: In Young Children
Medication There are different medications that the children can take so that their seizures are under control.
What to do if one Occurs in Your Classroom According to: http://www.rch.org.au/cep/treatments/index.cfm?doc_id=3241
Teaching Modifications • Arranging safe environments • Mastering emergency response techniques • Teachers can fully involve all children in activities • Seizure reports to the school • Notifying parents that their child just had a seizure • According to: Health, Safety and Nutrition for the Young Child
If a teacher fully understands the importance and techniques when a child has a seizure then they are ready for whatever comes their way! • There will also be happy and healthy children.