Patient's question:
What are the symptoms of pediatric epilepsy seizures?Doctor's answer:
petit mal epilepsy: petit mal epilepsy, also known as absence seizure, is characterized by a brief loss of consciousness in the patient. Most of the time, the patient is completely unconscious, occasionally with mild consciousness impairment, aware of the surroundings, able to hear questions but unable to answer. The feature of this condition is a brief and frequent loss of consciousness. Most episodes last 2-15 seconds, not exceeding 1 minute, occurring several to dozens of times a day. It starts and ends suddenly. It is manifested by sudden interruption of speech and activity, staring eyes, occasionally rolling up, sometimes pale face, without any premonition. Objects in the hands may fall, sometimes breaking bowls, and after the seizure stops, the patient resumes the original activity.