Patient's question:
My child hasn't started primary school yet, and they're already of school age, but I don't know how they developed epilepsy. This condition is very unpredictable, as they suddenly experience hand and foot convulsions even when they're fine. I want to know if pediatric epilepsy interferes with a child's physical health.What kind of help is needed: Does pediatric epilepsy interfere with a child's physical health?
Doctor's answer:
The hazards of epilepsy in children:1. Psychological harm: Epilepsy may cause learning difficulties in children, and the recurrence of the disease can make them endure double pressure from the illness and the outside world, leading to the recurrence of many psychological problems.
2. Interference with intellectual development: According to surveys, half of children with epilepsy have varying degrees of intellectual impairments. The earlier the epilepsy onset in a child, the greater the interference on their intelligence. Epilepsy caused by conditions such as encephalitis or severe traumatic brain injury has a very high likelihood of causing intellectual impairments. Additionally, status epilepticus can also interfere with a child's intelligence, potentially causing permanent brain damage.
3. Physical harm: Epilepsy can cause significant harm to a child's physical health.