Patient's question:
My child at home suffers from childhood epilepsy. I would like to know what are the main manifestations of petit mal seizures?Doctor's answer:
The symptoms of minor seizures in children also include the following:1. Absence with atonic seizure: Absence accompanied by sudden loss of general muscle tone, causing the child to fall and possibly hit their forehead, nose, or chin.
2. Recovery is usually quick after falling, also known as drop attacks. Sometimes the seizure is mild, with only the head drooping slightly, which is called "head-nodding" attacks. Absence with postural tonic increase: Accompanied by brief stiffness in one or both limbs.
3. Absence with automatisms: Accompanied by automatisms, such as lip-smacking, chewing, swallowing movements, pulling at clothes, or other purposeless actions. Occasionally, it may also manifest as murmuring.
4. Absence with autonomic symptoms: May be accompanied by sweating, drooling, or urinary incontinence.