Patient's question:
My child at home suffers from congenital epilepsy. This disease doesn't have obvious symptoms at first; the child is just picky about food. However, recently I noticed that even when the child is fine, they experience hand and foot convulsions again. I want to understand if children with epilepsy might experience hand and foot convulsions again? What kind of assistance is needed: Will children with epilepsy experience hand and foot convulsions again?Doctor's answer:
Some children with epilepsy may experience myoclonus, which primarily refers to the sudden twitching of muscles in a specific part of the body or limbs, either flexing or extending, without any loss of consciousness. This type of myoclonus can easily spread to cause generalized seizures. Children with long-term conditions may suddenly lose muscle tone and be unable to maintain normal posture, with episodes that last for particularly short durations but occur very frequently.