Patient's question:
My child is two and a half years old and has been experiencing symptoms similar to petit mal seizures. They have become more frequent recently. A few weeks ago, the hospital examination revealed brain nerve damage, and they prescribed several vitamins, including B1, B6, B12, gluconate calcium, zinc, etc. Now, he has more than two or three episodes a day, with seizures occurring during sleep and very few during the day. The duration of each seizure has become longer than before, and his expression is extremely painful. During the seizures, his face and limbs twitch and tremble, and sometimes he foams at the mouth, which has never happened before. I am now suspecting whether he has developed epilepsy? Please, doctor, if you see this, reply to me. I am eagerly waiting. Thank you in advance.Doctor's answer:
If it's the case with your child, it's best to have an MRI examination. If necessary, an MRI brain perfusion examination can be performed. Some patients with epilepsy can recover to normal through surgical treatment.It is recommended that you first take your child to a large, grade-A, tertiary hospital for a neurosurgery examination to see if surgical treatment can restore normal function and reduce the frequency of epilepsy attacks.