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Seizure Disorders: In Y oung Children

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 Y oung Children

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  1. Seizure Disorders:In Young Children By: Jillian Wagner

  2. What is a seizure? the act or an instance of seizing. According to: Dictionary.com

  3. Types of seizures • Febrile • Petit mal • Grand mal • Focal • Temporal lobe

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. Management of seizures: In Young Children

  10. Medication There are different medications that the children can take so that their seizures are under control.

  11. What to do if one Occurs in Your Classroom According to: http://www.rch.org.au/cep/treatments/index.cfm?doc_id=3241

  12. 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

  13. 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. 

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