Patient's question:
Currently it is petit mal epilepsy, with an average of 4 or 5 episodes per month. Will it develop into grand mal epilepsy?Doctor's answer:
Epilepsy is a common disease in neurology and psychiatry with complex etiology. Clinical manifestations are divided into five types: generalized tonic-clonic seizure (also known as grand mal seizure), simple partial seizure, complex partial seizure, absence seizure (also known as petit mal seizure), and status epilepticus.Petit mal seizures and grand mal seizures are not directly related. Having 4 or 5 episodes per month is already quite frequent. It is recommended to seek professional treatment in neurology or psychiatry.