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Early years settings have a duty to keep children with epilepsy safe and included. In England, the EYFS framework sets the welfare standards. Good practice means an individual healthcare plan for the child, a clear medicines procedure, paediatric first aid, and staff trained to recognise and respond to seizures. Why early years settings need to…

Category: Advice, Education

Topiramate, commonly prescribed by the brand name Topamax (amongst other brand names), is an anti-seizure medication (ASM) used to help control seizures and to prevent migraine. It can be very effective, but it has a distinctive side-effect profile and important safety measures around pregnancy that everyone taking it should understand. This guide is general information…

Category: Treatments

A febrile convulsion (also called a febrile seizure) is a seizure that can happen when a young child has a high temperature. Most are not serious, last under five minutes and cause no lasting harm. Keep your child safe, time the seizure, and call 999 if it is their first one, if it lasts more…

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Levetiracetam (brand names Keppra and Desitrend) is a widely used anti-seizure medication (ASM). Common side effects include drowsiness, headaches, a blocked nose, feeling sick, and mood or behaviour changes such as irritability. Most ease as the body adjusts. This article is general information, not medical advice: speak to your prescriber about any concerns, and never…

Category: Treatments

Sleep onset seizures are seizures that happen during sleep. They can be hard to spot, so the signs are often noticed in the morning. Because seizures in sleep may go unwitnessed, they carry added risk and are linked to SUDEP, so good seizure control, a safe sleep set-up and, where appropriate, a monitor or alarm…

Category: Advice, Seizures

Sleep is one of the most well-established factors influencing seizure activity. For many people with epilepsy, poor or disrupted sleep is associated with an increased likelihood of seizures, and consistent sleep is associated with better seizure control. When working patterns interfere with sleep, this becomes a workplace issue as well as a personal one. This…

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