Patient's question:
The little baby at home usually shows very abnormal behavior. When held in the arms, the child is often staring blankly and lacks energy. In the evening, when taking naps, they sometimes cry quite severely, and there are slight trembling of the hands and feet. I want to understand what are the symptoms of epilepsy in infants? What kind of help is needed: What are the symptoms of epilepsy in infants?Doctor's answer:
In clinical diagnosis, the symptoms of epilepsy in infants and young children are varied and bizarre. Some patients suddenly stop moving during physical activity, staring blankly with a vacant expression, and may remain in this state for several minutes to several hours. Some babies primarily exhibit oral-pharyngeal movements or visceral symptoms, such as unconscious chewing, dry swallowing, sucking motions, drooling, nausea, abdominal pain, vomiting, and loss of consciousness, followed by sleep. During recurrence, the main symptom is automatisms, which are purposeless movements or inappropriate meaningless speech or behavior in a state of unclear consciousness, such as wandering, running wildly, hitting, nonsensical talking, or smiling or laughing.