Patient's question:
The child is only two and a half years old and only stares blankly occasionally, maybe one or two times a day. The rest of the time, he is normal. When you call him, he has a slightly delayed reaction time. It's a bit hard to tell if it's because he reacts slowly or something else.Doctor's answer:
According to the symptoms you have described, you need to pay close attention and observe carefully. If this phenomenon occurs frequently again, take your child to the hospital for additional thorough examinations to identify the cause. There is a type of childhood absence epilepsy, where the typical absence seizures manifest as sudden onset, cessation of movement, staring, and being unresponsive to calls. They may involve blinking, but are generally accompanied by or have mild motor symptoms, and end abruptly. They usually last for 5-20 seconds, rarely less than 1 minute. This type of epilepsy is primarily seen in children with absence epilepsy.