Seizures can be scary, especially when your child is involved. It’s important for you as a parent to know the facts about seizures, including the different types, and what causes them. Dr. John Millichap at Precision Epilepsy in Chicago, IL, is a pediatric neurologist and epileptologist who offers convenient telehealth appointments and consultations to treat a wide range of epilepsy conditions, including seizures.
Let’s look at the most common pediatric seizures and what causes them:
Focal seizures, which involve abnormal electrical function in one or more areas on one side of the brain. Common signs of this type of seizure include your child experiencing:
Generalized seizures, which involve both sides of the brain. Generalized seizures include petit mal or absence seizures, atonic seizures, tonic-clonic seizures, and myoclonic seizures. Common signs of this type of seizure include:
Febrile seizures, which result from a high fever caused by an infection
Seizures can be caused by a few factors, including:
Our pediatric neurologist may recommend imaging and testing including an EEG, blood tests, MRI, PET and CT scans to aid in diagnosis of type and location of the seizure. Seizure treatment involves the use of anti-seizure medications and nerve stimulation. In severe cases, surgery may be indicated.
To find out more about types of seizures and how your pediatric neurologist and epileptologist can help, call Dr. John Millichap at Precision Epilepsy, in Chicago, IL, offering telehealth services across several states. You can reach him by calling (833) 530-3034, so call today. Visit our website to see which states are currently served.
Seizures can be scary, especially when your child is involved. It’s important for you as a parent to know the facts about seizures, including the different types, and what causes them. Dr. John Millichap at Precision Epilepsy in Chicago, IL, is a pediatric neurologist and epileptologist who offers convenient telehealth appointments and consultations to treat a wide range of epilepsy conditions, including seizures.
Let’s look at the most common pediatric seizures and what causes them:
Focal seizures, which involve abnormal electrical function in one or more areas on one side of the brain. Common signs of this type of seizure include your child experiencing:
Generalized seizures, which involve both sides of the brain. Generalized seizures include petit mal or absence seizures, atonic seizures, tonic-clonic seizures, and myoclonic seizures. Common signs of this type of seizure include:
Febrile seizures, which result from a high fever caused by an infection
Seizures can be caused by a few factors, including:
Our pediatric neurologist may recommend imaging and testing including an EEG, blood tests, MRI, PET and CT scans to aid in diagnosis of type and location of the seizure. Seizure treatment involves the use of anti-seizure medications and nerve stimulation. In severe cases, surgery may be indicated.
To find out more about types of seizures and how your pediatric neurologist and epileptologist can help, call Dr. John Millichap at Precision Epilepsy, in Chicago, IL, offering telehealth services across several states. You can reach him by calling (833) 530-3034, so call today. Visit our website to see which states are currently served.