Epilepsy
Children can have seizures for many reasons - they are not all epileptic seizures. An epileptic seizure happens when your child's brain has abnormal electrical activity that causes unusual movements, behaviour or funny feelings. Epilepsy is quite a common condition - it affects 1 in every 200 children.
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