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Your boyfriend has epilepsy will the baby have it too?
According to the epilepsy website, there is only a 4% chance of epilepsy being passed to the child if only one of the parents have it. The odds are in your favor in that if he has a child it will not be epileptic.
How can you find epilepsy in a child?
You can detect the epilepsy in a child , with her behavior . She may just stare into space and fall of to sleep. She will also complain of headache and eye pain as well.
Can a kid with epilepsy go to a haunted house?
There is no simple answer here, as epilepsy comes in different forms. The nature and cause of the child's epilepsy is what you need to consider here. If there is something that you know has been a trigger for an epileptic seizure and which the child could quite likely encounter when there, then you may need to be more careful. If not, there is no reason why not.
If your friend has epilepsy whether his upcoming child will also get epileptic or not?
There are many causes of epilepsy and whether your friend's child has a higher risk of developing it depends on the history of the parent's seizure disorder. Did your friend have epilepsy since birth? Did his parents or siblings have seizures? If that is the case then the child may have a slightly higher chance of developing epilepsy. But if the seizures of the parent started as a result of a head injury, a severe illness like encephalitus or menengitus, or due to some other insult to the brain, the baby will have no higher chance of developing epilepsy than any other child. Even if the parent was born with epilepsy, there is still a high probability that the baby will be fine. An fine and safe source of information can be found at epilepsyfoundation.org Best wishes to your friend and his new baby.
What has the author James E Jan written?
James E. Jan has written: 'Does your child have epilepsy?'
Is 1.5 grams of taurine good for seven year old with epilepsy?
That would depend on the child and the nature and cause of their epilepsy. Before making any decision, talk to your doctor or a neurologist.
What are the foods that an epileptic child eats in breakfast and lunch?
There are no special dietary requirements for a child with epilepsy. Make sure they have a generally healthy diet, as you would for any child.
Can you get epilepsy as an adult?
Not really. There are many forms of epilepsy so you can have the same kinds of seizures when you are an adult as when you are a child. Issues like age and gender don't really make a difference. Some children stop having seizures when they grow up and other people will have epilepsy throughout their life and other people may only get epilepsy when they are adults.
Can epilepsy be brought on by a child starting puberty?
Epilepsy can appear at any age, but when it occurs during the onset of puberty, it may be the result of changes taking place. Puberty is not the proximate cause, but the physical and hormonal changes brought about by puberty may trigger the development of epilepsy.
Is it ok for a child with epilepsy to be in karate?
Children with epilepsy can engage in many forms of physical exercise. It really should be taken on a case by case basis, depending on the type and severity of epilepsy they have. So for any individual you would need to check with a doctor and inform the teacher.
Can a person with grand mal seizures give birth to a socialpath?
Any woman can give birth to a sociopath. Epilepsy is not a mental illness, which seems to be the basis for your question. Epilepsy is a physical illness. As any woman can give birth to a sociopath then so could a woman with epilepsy. However there would be no connection with the fact that the woman has epilepsy as to what way her child would be.
Can epilepsy affect your personality?
Epilepsy is a physical condition, not a psychological one so it would not affect personality in itself. So the only way it might affect a child is the same way any illness that a child has may affect them. It depends how they react to it and how their friends react. It is important for them to be given as normal an upbringing as possible. A parent obviously has to be careful, but they shouldn't be over-protective. The nature of epilepsy means a person is perfectly fine 99.9% of the time. It is only when they are actually having a seizure that there is any difference. Other illnesses affect someone all the time. So in many ways it should be easier to treat a child with epilepsy like any other child. So a parent has a lot of responsibility in how a child develops. Give them the freedom to develop as normal as possible.
