Convulsions in Childhood

IN 1962 I undertook a survey of the incidence of seizures and anemia in childhood, on the suspicion that the two were associated. This hypothesis remained unproved, but two unexpected findings emerged from the study. The first was the remarkably high incidence of early convulsive episodes found in a normal population. The second was the large proportion of these seizures for which no medical attention had ever been sought. Analysis of these and other findings led to a view of childhood seizures and their treatment different from the one that dominates the recent literature. It seems worthwhile to present this . . .