Petit mal seizure
What is Petit mal seizure, how does it affect my child & what can i do about it?
Definition
A petit mal seizure is a temporary disturbance of brain function caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain and characterized by abrupt, short-term lack of conscious activity ("absence") or other abnormal change in behavior.
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Petit mal seizures occur most commonly in people under age 20, usually in children ages 6 to 12. They may occur in combination with other types of seizures.
Typical petit mal seizures last only a few seconds, with full recovery occurring rapidly and no lingering confusion. Such seizures usually manifest themselves as staring episodes or "absence spells" during which the child's activity or speech ceases.
The child may stop talking in mid-sentence or cease walking. One to several seconds later, speech or activity resume. If standing or walking, a child seldom falls during one of these episodes. "Spells" can be infrequent or very frequent, occurring many times per hour. Up to hundreds of seizures can occur in a single day. They may occur for weeks to months before they are noticed. They can interfere with school function and learning. Teachers may interpret these seizures as lack of attention or other misbehavior. Causes may be unidentifiable, or identified as congenital brain abnormalities, complications of kidney or liver disease, or brain injuries from trauma or birth complications. Sometimes, a family history of seizures indicates a hereditary type of seizures.
Our lawyers are concerned with the later "brain injuries from trauma or birth complications". If this is found in the evidence of your child, then we want to make sure that if negligence was leading factor that we can help and find out what your legal options can be. It can be very expensive to support children with seizures and extra care along with needed money is import nat for your child to live as well as they are deserved.
Read more on this at a great government research website: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/print/ency/article/000696.htm
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