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Childhood Epilepsy

Epilepsy is a tendency to have unprovoked seizures. In children it can look like a stare, a jerk, or a full convulsion.

Pediatric Neurology

Childhood Epilepsy

Epilepsy is a tendency to have unprovoked seizures. In children it can look like a stare, a jerk, or a full convulsion.

A first seizure is frightening. We teach first aid, decide if medicine is needed, and keep school life as normal as possible. Febrile seizures are handled differently from true epilepsy.

Clinic

Ring Road, Indraprastha, Dehradun

Call

+91 97190 12227

Specialists

Dr. Nitesh · Dr. Naziya Khatun

Understand

What we explain in clinic

Not one type

Forms

Staring spells, sudden jerks, or rhythmic shaking can all be seizures.

With fever

Febrile

A short seizure in a toddler with fever is common and often does not mean lifelong epilepsy.

Five minutes

Safety

Most seizures stop. Longer ones need emergency medicine and a hospital.

School

Life

A written plan lets teachers act calmly instead of panicking.

Evaluation

What we look for

Video

History

A phone clip of the event is gold. We also ask about sleep, screens and family history.

EEG

If useful

An EEG supports the type of epilepsy — it does not replace the story.

Medicine

Simple

One medicine, regular sleep, and no missed doses work better than frequent switches.

Outlook

Hope

Many children outgrow certain epilepsies or stay fully controlled.

At Grace Clinic

How care is planned

01

Listen first

We take a full history — onset, feeding, fever, sleep, school and any earlier reports.

02

Examine & chart

Growth, chest, tummy, skin and development are checked. Tests are advised only if they change care.

03

Treat & follow

A clear home plan is given, with a review so we know the child is settling.

When to book

Call emergency services if a seizure lasts over five minutes, repeats in a cluster, or the child is not waking as usual.

Grace Clinic Dehradun

Talk to us about Childhood Epilepsy.

Ring Rd, opposite Hotel Kailash Residency, Indraprastha, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248005

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