Pediatric Seizure Treatment

Pediatric seizures can happen suddenly, without warning. They can occur in children with epilepsy, but they can also occur due to fever, injury, trauma, infection, illness, and other causes. Your pediatric neurologist can help by providing pediatric seizure treatment. Dr. John Millichap at Precision Epilepsy in Chicago, IL, offers a full range of neurological services, including pediatric seizure treatment to help your child. He helps children dealing with pediatric seizures in multiple states nationwide via telemedicine.

What You Need To Know About Pediatric Seizure Treatment

Let’s look at just a few factors which can cause a seizure:

● Head trauma from an accident or injury
● Brain tumors or other abnormal growths
● Developmental disorders
● Structural abnormalities in the brain
● Infections, including meningitis and encephalitis

According to Johns Hopkins, the signs and symptoms of a pediatric seizure include:

● Staring
● Jerking movements of the arms and legs
● Stiffening of the body
● Loss of consciousness
● Breathing problems or stopping breathing
● Loss of bowel or bladder control
● Falling suddenly for no apparent reason
● Not responding to noise or words for brief periods
● Appearing confused or in a haze
● Rhythmic nodding of the head, when associated with loss of awareness or consciousness
● Periods of rapid eye blinking and staring

When your child has a seizure, it’s important to:

● Stay with your child
● Lay your child on a soft surface to prevent injury
● Position your child on his or her side to prevent choking

Contact our pediatric neurologist, who will initiate testing to determine the cause of your child’s seizures. Pediatric epilepsy testing may include an at-home electroencephalogram (EEG) which records electrical activity in your brain and genetic testing.

Pediatric seizure treatment will vary, depending on the cause of your child’s seizures. Typical treatment for pediatric epilepsy includes anti-seizure medications. If the seizures are caused by an infection, antibiotics may also be prescribed.

Want to Know More?

To discover more about pediatric seizure treatment and how it can help your child, call Dr. John Millichap at Precision Epilepsy in Chicago, IL. You can reach him for a telehealth consultation by calling (833) 530-3034, so call today. Visit our website to see which states are currently served.