A doctor can prescribe an antibiotic, if necessary, to clear up the infection. Your child may show signs of an ear infection not just from pain in the ears, but also from a fever or after a cold has hung around for a long time and the child seems to be getting worse. This is a disorder that has many different forms with different characteristics. Basically, it is caused by problems with the brain's nerve cells that can send out sudden excessive messages that can cause seizures. What causes this is not known.
Recurrent seizures are the major symptom.
During a seizure a child may stop whatever he or she is doing and stare blankly. The child will not know what is happening. Sometimes this will happen several times a day. Children with this condition often have petit mal epilepsy, which is the juvenile form of the disease that often disappears in late adolescence. Treatment can include medication as well as identification to let strangers know a child has the disease.