epilepsy, seizures - not bad ones - quick question

[pointydog]

Just in case anyone has any experience, knowledge.

Is it possible to suddenyl have a bout of 8 or so partial serizures over the space of a montjh maybe. And then they just stop and that's that?

I know you are not medical experts, just wondering in a general chat way.

dd2 (then maybe 18 months) had a short period (maybe 2 months) of having v small petit mal seizures. Then they stopped. She was seen by the paediatrician who said it sometimes happens, and they grow out of them (usually).

oh right, ok. Thanks. Maybe possible then insome cases.

I guess so, particularly (I imagine) in the rapidly developing peadiatric neurological system, a few wonky synapses causes some temporary problems and then the brain does a spot of re-wiring.

Disclaimer: I am not a neurologist

well I am sort of wondering about the implications of age. I'm thinking of puberty rather than toddler but maybe similar neurological leaps going on.

Lots of neurological leaping going on around puberty pointydog. We all have the potential to have seizures (a seizure is basically the electrical impulses in the brain going temporarily haywire). Most of us never have them, but some people are more susceptible at particular times - puberty being one of them. DD2 has had a few seizures, and through her appointments with the neurologists, i'm learning a lot! Apparently many seizures are unexplained, they can start and then stop, sometimes people have to be on medication for life, but equally, many people grow out of seizures. Lack of sleep, stress over school work, hormones etc can all be triggers. Hope that helps!

thanks, alfie. That's interesting. So medication isn't necessarily the likely first step? It might be a wait-and-see situation?

How old is your dd if you don't mind me asking?

(I'm asking re dd1 who's 11 and it feels like a very long wait till the neurology appt)