Patient's question:
My baby is only eight months old. This month, he had a high fever once and needed three days of intravenous fluids and medication to recover. During his illness, he had one episode of vomiting and convulsions. A week later, the same thing happened again, and this time his eyes were straight for a few seconds. I’m very worried that he might have epilepsy.What kind of help do I need: Can infants also have epilepsy?
Doctor's answer:
Hello! If convulsions occur repeatedly more than twice without any apparent cause, it is still necessary to consider the possibility of infantile epilepsy. Therefore, follow-up visits should be closely monitored. If there are further recurrences, an electroencephalogram (EEG) should be performed. If epilepsy wave patterns are observed, a diagnosis can be confirmed. The above advice is for the question "Could a patient with epilepsy also be an infant?" and is hoped to be helpful to you. Wishing you good health!