The child is 9 years old. The child has had two seizures. What should be done?

Patient's question:

The child is 9 years old. The child has a history of two convulsions, occurring at the ages of 3 and 6. In July of this year, the child experienced transient confusion due to high fever, with symptoms such as teeth clenching and a need to pinch the GV26 (Ren 26) point and shout loudly to regain consciousness after three seconds. Is this epilepsy? Does the child need a systematic examination? What tests should be done?

Doctor's answer:

Analysis of the condition: In your case, if such obvious convulsive symptoms occur
Guidance: It is generally considered that this situation may be caused by an epileptic seizure. The patient is usually experiencing convulsions, and it is recommended to consider targeted electroencephalogram (EEG) testing.

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