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Three articles in this and the June 11 issue of the Journal give us an opportunity to reexamine issues that are critical to how we perceive and respond to seizures in children.^1,2,3 Seizures are frightening; they are unpredictable and can result in injuries. But parents and many physicians are sometimes driven to try to prevent seizures because of unfounded fears. Seizures do not beget seizures, and in humans there is no solid evidence of "kindling," which is seen in an experimental model of carefully delivered electrical stimulation that leads to spontaneous seizures in animals.⁴ Instead, it is likely that recurrent . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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