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Signs and Symptoms of Seizures

All Signs & Symptoms of Seizures

Here are the top symptoms or behaviors listed by parents of kids diagnosed with Seizures:

SymptomFrequencyNumber of mentions
ShakingOften10 mentions
Shaking (from anxiety)Often10 mentions
ConvulsionsOften2 mentions
Fatigue, tiredness, or lethargyOften2 mentions
FeverOften2 mentions
StiffnessOften2 mentions
Blank stareSometimes1 mention
DroolingSometimes1 mention
Hard or heavy breathingSometimes1 mention
LethargicSometimes1 mention

When do symptoms start?

How to read this chart

  • Shaking

    0 years old
    Amount of children: 3%
    1 years old
    Amount of children: 3%
    2 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    3 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    4 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    5 years old
    Amount of children: 3%
    6 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    7 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    8 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    9 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    10 years old
    Amount of children: 3%
    11 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    12 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    13 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    14 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    15 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    16 years old
    Amount of children: 3%
    17 years old
    Amount of children: 0%

    average 3 years 11 months old

  • Shaking (from anxiety)

    0 years old
    Amount of children: 3%
    1 years old
    Amount of children: 3%
    2 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    3 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    4 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    5 years old
    Amount of children: 3%
    6 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    7 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    8 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    9 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    10 years old
    Amount of children: 3%
    11 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    12 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    13 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    14 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    15 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    16 years old
    Amount of children: 3%
    17 years old
    Amount of children: 0%

    average 3 years 11 months old

  • Convulsions

    0 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    1 years old
    Amount of children: 3%
    2 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    3 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    4 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    5 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    6 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    7 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    8 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    9 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    10 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    11 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    12 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    13 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    14 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    15 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    16 years old
    Amount of children: 0%
    17 years old
    Amount of children: 0%

    average 20 months old

Change in symptoms of Seizures*

What happens to common Seizures symptoms over time?

SymptomWorseA Little WorseStayed About the SameA Little BetterBetterCompletely Resolved
Shaking0%0%12.5%25%0%62.5%
Shaking (from anxiety)0%0%12.5%25%0%62.5%
Convulsions0%50%0%0%0%50%
Fever0%0%0%50%0%50%
Blank stare0%100%0%0%0%0%
Drooling0%0%0%0%0%100%
Fatigue, tiredness, or lethargy0%0%0%0%100%0%
Hard or heavy breathing0%0%100%0%0%0%
Not responding to communication0%0%0%0%0%100%
Panic attacks0%0%100%0%0%0%

Conditions with similar symptoms to Seizures

Parents also mention the behaviors, signs, and symptoms associated with Seizures when they describe these conditions:

Care of Seizures

Less common responses for Seizures

Discussion of Seizures

What was your approach to Seizures? What were the results?

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