A 17-year-old girl suffered 300 terrifying seizures in just two days leaving her unable to walk or eat, it has been revealed.

Emily May Harrison, from Shoebury, has gone from being a “kind, loving and smiley” teenager to being bedbound in hospital after the ordeal - believed to be linked to an ear infection.

Now her mum has lodged a complaint with Southend Hospital over her daughter’s treatment and is insisting all further care takes place at the Queen’s Hospital, Romford.

The youngster was born three weeks late and has grown up with learning disabilities, global delay, visual processing disorder and gross motor skills.

But this has never held her back, with Emily May attending school and college - smiling through it all.

Earlier this year, Emily May began suffering from severe acne and was given medication. However, just a month later, more than 80 per cent of her body became covered in psoriasis.

This eventually led to two severe ear infections before Emily May also then developed a “tic” which became full-blown seizures.

Mum Claire Nobbs said: “I took her to A&E on August 25, where she started having full-blown seizures - something she has never had before. They were frequent and frightening. She was moved to the Majors Ward, and within two days,we had counted around 300, all out of the blue.

“The hospital refused to send her for a CT scan, didn’t do an EEG, and only had a four-minute MRI.

“I had to wait days to see the neurology consultant, and eventually when I did on August 29, she said she was sure the seizures weren’t causing Emily May any damage. But there is no actual evidence. Weeks on, still no diagnosis, no explanation, nothing.”

Emily May was discharged on September 7, still without an answer, but with seizure medication.

She was put on a pureed diet due to risk of choking during seizures, but the medication given was in tablet form.

Claire added: “She is on puree food; how can I give her tablets when she is fitting? It is supposed to be a spray. I have had no help. It is heartbreaking.”

Within 24 hours of returning home, on September 8, Emily May had another major seizure, where she was blue-lighted back to Southend Hospital.

On September 9, she was taken to Queen’s Hospital in Romford following complaints about her treatment at Sout issues at Southend, where she remains now.

Claire said: “It breaks my bloody heart. I am her mum. I should be able to protect her. She is losing the ability to walk, as every time she stands she has a seizure. She is losing the ability to talk. Yet she still continues to smile through it all.”

In response, Diane Sarkar, Chief Nursing and Quality Officer at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, said: “We are extremely sorry to hear about Emily’s recent experience in our care. We ask her family to make contact with our PALS department so that we can carry out a full investigation into the concerns raised.”