Epilepsy

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Across
  1. 6. A type of seizure that looks like the person is staring into space for a few seconds or a few minutes
  2. 8. A type of seizure that can look different in each person, but involved a loss of knowing what is going on and affects certain parts of the body
  3. 9. A type of seizure that looks like the person went stiff as a board in their arms, legs, or torso
  4. 11. Something the doctor gives to help the seizure from happening!
  5. 13. A disorder that makes someone have seizures sometimes with no known cause
  6. 14. Can this kid do the fun stuff other kids get to do (like run, play, play sports, ride a bike, go to school, hangout with friends)? Can I help a friend having a seizure?
  7. 15. Another word for tonic-clonic seizures
  8. 16. Should this kid not hangout with us? Will someone else catch what they have? Should someone be scared of this kid?
  9. 17. When someone has continuous seizure for more than 5 minutes!
Down
  1. 1. Move anything that’s in the way, ease the person on the floor, turn them on the side, look at the time it happened, and most importantly do not put anything in their mouth!
  2. 2. A type of seizure that can look like falling down, the body getting stiff, and then the whole body getting jittery and jerky
  3. 3. When your brain sends too much electricity and loses control for a few seconds or a few minutes
  4. 4. What the brain uses to tell different parts of the body what to do (like your arms, legs, eyes, ears, and more!)
  5. 5. A type of seizure that looks like the person’s body, or parts of it, getting jittery and jerky
  6. 7. Wires placed on the head to see when our brain signals make little rows of wavy lines so the doctor can know more about the seizure
  7. 10. It depends on the type of seizure but mostly lasts between 30 seconds to 2 minutes. It’s an emergency if it lasts more than 5 minutes!
  8. 12. When the person falls down, shakes, has trouble breathing, stiffens up, moves their hands and legs, throws up, or pees. It can also be when simply looking confused and blinking our eyes quickly.
  9. 18. Lack of sleep, stress, high body temperature, high or low blood sugar.