Patient's question:
Last November, I felt dizzy and lightheaded, with no energy all over my body. In the past six months, I've had episodes of fainting while walking, accompanied by some convulsions and a bit of incontinence. Could this be epilepsy?Doctor's answer:
Hello: Epilepsy patients are characterized by sudden loss of consciousness, generalized tonic and clonic seizures. A typical seizure process can be divided into the tonic phase, clonic phase, and postictal phase. The duration of a single seizure is generally less than 5 minutes, often accompanied by tongue bite, incontinence, and prone to causing injuries such as asphyxiation. During minor seizures, epilepsy patients may suddenly stare or roll their eyes upward, appear stunned, experience sudden movements, or have interrupted speech, lasting for about tens of seconds—this is known as absence minor seizures. Myoclonic minor seizures are characterized by brief muscle jerks lasting one to two seconds in the patient's face, upper limbs, neck, or torso.The above is the advice for the question "I always feel dizzy and have seizures—is it epilepsy?" I hope it helps you. Wishing you good health!