What is epilepsy

Another reason for your child's fits is that she may have epilepsy. There are two forms of this disease: petit mal and grand mal.

In the case of petit mal, your child will not do anything as dramatic as falling to the floor in a dead faint. She will merely become pale and have a vacant expression on her face. She will appear to blank out for a few minutes. She will snap out of it on her own, carrying on as if nothing had happened.