Toddler Suffers from Rare Condition that Makes Her Forget How to Smile and Laugh

A 22-month old toddler is suffering from a rare condition called West's Syndrome which makes her forget everything she has learned after her seizure attacks, according to the Daily Mail.

The toddler, Evelyn Kealy, suffers from West's Syndrome - a rare epileptic disorder in infants which plagues the victims with high frequency seizures attacks. There have been instances where Evelyn's seizure attacks reached 200 times per day and she acts like a totally different toddler every single time.

Her mother, Lisa, 36, and father, Paul, 35, confirm that it's like having a newborn baby all over again.

"After each episode, it feels like we have lost a daughter and gained a new one," said Mrs. Kealy. "We bought her a really cute musical cot mobile with little pink bears, and it always used to calm her and make her smile. But then afterwards, she would cry as soon as it we switched it on," she added.

Due to her condition, Evelyn requires 24-hour care and her frequent seizures have also left her with hearing loss and visual impairment.

She was diagnosed when she was just three months old after Mrs. Kealy noticed that she was jerking in her highchair at their home in Syston, Leicestershire. Evelyn was then rushed to the A&E department of the Leicester Royal Infirmary where an EEG scan confirmed that she was suffering from West's Syndrome.

"At first we cried. But we realized that we were parents to two children and had responsibilities, so instead we threw ourselves into researching the condition," Lisa said. "The doctors were explaining things in medical terms and I didn't understand what they were talking about. I wanted to know exactly what they were saying to me," she added. 

Although the causes are still unknown, the incidence of West's Syndrome is around 1:3200 to 1:3500 of live births. Statistically, boys are more likely to be affected than girls at a ratio of around 1.3:1, according to Wikipedia.