What are the symptoms of Dravet syndrome?

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What are the symptoms of Dravet syndrome?

Symptoms of Dravet syndrome vary from child to child. Symptoms can range from mild to severe.

Some of the most common seizure-related symptoms include:

  • Seizures of many different types. These can include atypical absence seizure, complex febrile seizure, epilepsia partialis continua, focal aware seizure, focal hemiclonic seizure, focal impaired awareness seizure, generalized clonic seizure, photosensitive myoclonic seizure and photosensitive tonic-clonic seizure.
  • Sudden muscle jerking (myoclonus).
  • Long-lasting seizures (more than five minutes).
  • Frequent seizures.
  • Behavioral, intellectual and developmental setbacks. Your child develops normally for the first couple of years, then as seizures increase, your child begins to lag in their pace of skill development compared with other children.

Other common symptoms include:

  • Problems with balance and coordination; unsteady walk (gait), crouched walk.
  • Anxiety.
  • Autistic behavior.
  • Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
  • Delayed language development and trouble speaking (slurred, slowed speech).
  • Difficulties with learning at school, and behavior and emotional dysregulations.
  • Growth and nutrition issues.
  • Sleeping difficulties.
  • Trouble regulating body temperature, heart rate and blood pressure (dysautonomia).

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