Seizures occurring once a year in children with visual field defects are epilepsy?

Patient's question:

Patient Gender: Child
Sometimes experiences blind spots. Over the past three years, he/she has had one seizure per year. Is it epilepsy? Is it okay without medication?

Doctor's answer:

Due to the onset of epilepsy where patients usually experience generalized convulsions, drooping eyelids, and distorted facial expressions, some people, without proper understanding, mistakenly believe that convulsions are a seizure of epilepsy. Spasms and epilepsy are very different. Spasms are just occasional single episodes, while epilepsy involves repeated attacks.
We know that pediatric epilepsy can cause significant harm to children. If it is not treated in time or if the treatment method is incorrect, its progression is rapid, which can bring great harm to the patient. Therefore, parents should pay close attention to their child's condition and take them for treatment promptly.