The Johns Hopkins Pediatric Epilepsy Center manages children with all varieties of seizures, as well as all severities of seizures and epilepsy. Recognized for its positive, comprehensive approach to children and their families, the Center's staff is sensitive to the social and family issues surrounding seizure disorders. Emphasis is on what the child or adolescent can do rather than what they cannot.
Staff helps the family deal with the fears and uncertainties concerning a child with seizures.
Seizure types, causes, management and consequences can be very different in different age groups within childhood. While seizures in children may look similar to those in adults, the causes, management, and consequences may be very different. A seizure is a sudden, temporary change in a person's movements, sensations, or consciousness caused by an electrical discharge in the brain. A seizure can take many forms depending on where in the brain it starts and where it spreads. Therefore, there are many different types of seizures.