Description: I think this effect is feared far more than it needs to be. If 20 children in a school have epilepsy, probably 18 of the parents will say that stress brings out epilepsy, but only 2 of them have ever seen such an event. It does happen, but not commonly. Actually, a little stress sometimes helps children. A child who is stressed just enough will be more alert and the seizure burst may be less. We find this effect especially with absence seizures.