Patient's question:
3 days ago, the child next door was playing downstairs when he suddenly fell down. An adult nearby shouted for him to get up, but there was no response. The adult then went over to help him, but found he couldn't get up either. Instead, he started foaming at the mouth and had continuous convulsions, which lasted for about 3 minutes before he regained consciousness. Could this child be having a seizure? What other symptoms can seizures cause?Doctor's answer:
Characterized by loss of consciousness and generalized convulsions, it manifests as persistent contraction of the entire skeletal muscles, extreme extension of the limbs, upward rolling of the eyeballs, cessation of breathing, throat spasm, clenched jaw, and loss of consciousness. After lasting for several seconds to dozens of seconds, fine tremors appear, which then transition to the clonic phase, where rhythmic limb twitching occurs. The frequency of twitching gradually slows down and eventually stops. During convulsions, symptoms such as increased heart rate, elevated blood pressure, dilated pupils, and incontinence of urine and feces may occur. After the episode, common symptoms include headache, drowsiness, and fatigue. This is just one form of epilepsy. We primarily use comprehensive traditional Chinese medicine therapy to treat it, hoping it can help you.