Epilepsy in Children/The Teacher's Role
Author: The Epilepsy Foundation
Date Published: 2004
An English language brochure designed to boost the reader's understanding of epilepsy. This brochure is appropriate for parents trying to communicate with educators and other daily caretakers of their children. More than three hundred thousand American children and adolescents have epilepsy; sometimes called seizure disorders. Epilepsy is a medical term referring to a disorder of the brain characterized by seizures that recur. There are many types of seizures including; convulsions, sudden falls, and trance-like behavior. Although seizures vary in how they look or feel, they are all caused by the same thing--a temporary change in the way the brain cells control awareness and body movements.
Date Published: 2004
An English language brochure designed to boost the reader's understanding of epilepsy. This brochure is appropriate for parents trying to communicate with educators and other daily caretakers of their children. More than three hundred thousand American children and adolescents have epilepsy; sometimes called seizure disorders. Epilepsy is a medical term referring to a disorder of the brain characterized by seizures that recur. There are many types of seizures including; convulsions, sudden falls, and trance-like behavior. Although seizures vary in how they look or feel, they are all caused by the same thing--a temporary change in the way the brain cells control awareness and body movements.
