Patient's question:
Epilepsy? A child from a relative's neighbor had two seizures. EEG, CT, and everything else came back normal. Is it definitely epilepsy?Doctor's answer:
Hello, epilepsy is a chronic brain disease where each episode is caused by abnormal electrical discharges in the brain. Epileptic seizures can cause harm to children during their developmental period, affecting their intelligence. In severe cases, it can lead to personality changes, intellectual decline, and memory problems. Therefore, adults must take it seriously and not neglect it.Advice: During a grand mal seizure, there is often a significant amount of respiratory secretions, which can easily cause airway obstruction or aspiration pneumonia. Starting from the onset of the seizure, the patient's head should be turned to one side to allow secretions to drain naturally. Additionally, the buttons on the patient's neck should be unfastened to maintain airway patency.