Paediatric Epilepsy
Patient Information & Resources
Patient Information
Epilepsy information
Epilepsy Nurse specialist leaflet
Lifestyle and safety leaflet for children
Lifestyle and safety leaflet for young people & young adults
Epilepsy action - free online training for parents
Epilepsy action videos - to help explain epilepsy to children
Epilepsy Support (Useful Contacts across BANES & Wiltshire)
Tests and Procedures
Electroencephalograph EEG (An EEG is a recording of the “brainwaves”)
Sam's Visit for a Brainwave Test
Non-Epileptic Attack Disorder (NEAD)
NEAD Support (Useful Contacts across BANES & Wiltshire)
Non-Epileptic Attack Disorder Leaflet
Also see these external websites:
Epilepsy Action : dissociative seizures - Non-Epileptic Attack Disorder
Mental Health & Wellbeing resources
Mental Health and Wellbeing Resources Leaflet
Mindfulness and grounding exercises Leaflet
Challenging Behaviour and Sleep Leaflet
Sleep
The following websites offer advice about sleep:
Taking Tablets
The evidence suggests we underestimate children's ability to take most tablets - most can take small tablets from age 5-6. Children under 10 have a better chance of learning how to swallow tablets than teenagers.
The following leaflet gives tips on how to master swallowing tablets and is relevant to all age groups (including adults):
How to swallow tablets (Leaflet)
The following link also has useful resources on how to teach children to swallow tablets:
Kidzmed - teaching children to swallow pills
Education & Learning
Mental Health & Wellbeing Resource Leaflet
Education & Learning Resources Leaflet
Behaviour resources
Medicine Information
If your child has prolonged tonic-clonic seizure over 5 minutes long you will be prescribed a drug called buccal midazolam. This comes in a pre-filled syringe which is easily given in the child's mouth. The brands mostly commonly used are Epistatus and Buccolam.
The links below have information on how to administer the medication:
If you would like more information about the medication your child is taking, please visit the
'Medicines for Children' website and search by medication name under the 'Search for a leaflet' tab at the top.