Patient's question:
My child is 13 years old and male. He has allergic rhinitis and mild otitis externa. He tends to develop rhinitis easily when exposed to cold, which causes headaches and sometimes fever.He didn’t go to bed until around 11 p.m. last Friday and woke up at 8:30 a.m. the next morning. Around 10 a.m., he suddenly fell and had a seizure for about 2 minutes, during which he was unconscious. When he woke up, he said he had a headache and felt weak all over.
In the afternoon, he went to the hospital, where the doctor ordered a brain CT and an electroencephalogram (EEG). At the time, the doctor suspected epilepsy. However, the results of the brain CT and EEG were normal. Only the blood test showed slightly elevated blood parameters. The doctor advised waiting and seeing, taking some anti-inflammatory medication, and getting plenty of rest.
Doctor's answer:
Hello, child The above situation is considered to have a certain mechanism for a seizure recurrence. Advice: Hello, child it can be considered as a major seizure recurrence. There are many causes of epilepsy, including genetics, trauma, infection, etc. I suggest you go to the neurology department or epilepsy department of the hospital for relevant examinations, such as brain topography, and check more times. A seizure recurrence is a sudden loss of consciousness, convulsions of the limbs, and foaming at the mouth. After the recurrence, the consciousness is clear and the process of the recurrence cannot be recalled, which is a relatively typical manifestation of epilepsy. Doctor's inquiry: Has the child had any previous trauma? Has the hospital performed an EEG?