Patient's question:
The child is only two and a half years old and occasionally stares blankly for a day or two or three, but otherwise he is normal. When you call him, he has a slightly short reaction time, and it's unclear whether it's a response to being called or something else.Doctor's answer:
According to the symptoms you described, you need to pay close attention and observe carefully. If this phenomenon occurs frequently again, take the child to the hospital for additional careful examination to identify the cause. There is a type of childhood absence epilepsy, where the typical absence seizures are characterized by sudden onset, cessation of movement, staring, and being unresponsive to (calls). They may involve blinking, but are generally accompanied by or accompanied by mild motor symptoms, and end suddenly. They usually last for 5-20 seconds, rarely lasting less than 1 minute. It is mainly seen in childhood absence epilepsy.