{"id":945,"date":"2026-02-26T07:50:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T12:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/millerandzois.lawblogger.net\/medical-malpractice\/infant-seizures\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T07:51:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T12:51:02","slug":"infant-seizures","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/medical-malpractice\/birth-injuries\/infant-seizures\/","title":{"rendered":"Infant Seizures | Symptoms and Causess"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is painful for a parent to watch the child they love dearly have a seizure. Thankfully, most seizures do not cause harm to the child, and children typically respond well to medications to control seizures. Seizures in infants or newborns are often an indication of neurologic damage from hypoxic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/medical-malpractice\/birth-injuries\/perinatal-encephalopathy-birth-injury-lawsuits\/\">brain injury during birth<\/a>. This page will examine and discuss infant seizures, how they relate to neurologic\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/medical-malpractice\/birth-injuries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">birth injuries,<\/a> and how they are commonly treated.<\/p>\n<h2>Infant Seizures and Birth Injuries<\/h2>\n<p>Seizures occur when abnormal electrical patterns in the brain cause a sudden surge of movement or activity in the brain. You can think of seizure as sort of a short circuit in a computer. Brain activity is dramatically altered because of unwanted electrical activity. Normally, there is a balance of cells in the brain that control the excitement or inhibition of messages being sent to brain cells. However, when there is too much or too little activity within the brain cells, the imbalance from these chemical changes leads to sudden surges in the brain, causing seizures.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/medical-malpractice\/birth-injuries\/infant-seizures\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Infant Seizures | Symptoms and Causess\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is painful for a parent to watch the child they love dearly have a seizure. Thankfully, most seizures do not cause harm to the child, and children typically respond well to medications to control seizures. Seizures in infants or newborns are often an indication of neurologic damage from hypoxic brain injury during birth. 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