Epilepsy means that you sometimes have seizures.

Epilepsy is not a disease, it is just a sign that part of the brain is not working normally sometimes.

Epilepsy is a kind of sickness that only happens sometimes.

It doesn’t make you feel sick inside.

It doesn’t make you cough and sneeze and have a runny nose.

It doesn’t mean you have to stay in bed with a fever.

Someone who has epilepsy feels just as healthy as everyone else, most of the time. But sometimes he or she may have a seizure.

Most people with epilepsy take tablets to control the seizures.

If you have epilepsy, it's good to find out as much as you can about it so you know how your seizures happen and how your medicine works and why you have to take it every day.

Then you can tell other boys and girls if you want to.

If you have any questions about your seizure disorder, ask your doctor next visit.

Go to What Is A Seizure?

Also have a look at Epilepsy.com Kid Zone

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