Families of children with a rare and severe form of epilepsy known as Dravet Syndrome have called for raised awareness as Queensland's epilepsy awareness month draws to a close.
Dravet Syndrome affects one in every five hundred children with epilepsy and starts in childhood. Parents of children with the syndrome said stigmas towards those with epilepsy mean few people know how to react to a seizure when they see one or provide the appropriate support for children with epilepsy.
Epilepsy Queensland said the awareness month, named Purple Month, aims to encourage improved recognition and first aid education for seizures. One in ten children has a seizure in their lifetime.