Patient's question:
Severe body convulsions, foaming at the mouth, have been on medication for a year, but the recurrence is still very frequent. I really want to be cured.Doctor's answer:
The incidence of pediatric epilepsy is relatively high, and it has a severe impact on health. Due to the physiological characteristics of newborns, combined with changes in the nervous and humoral systems, the clinical features of pediatric epilepsy differ in some aspects from those of adults.(1) Gender, onset age, and recurrence type: Generally, males are more affected than females, with the highest incidence in young children. Additionally, age and recurrence type are closely related. For example, infantile spasms almost always occur within the first year of life, motor recurrences typically begin before the age of 6, absence recurrences most commonly occur between the ages of 1 and 8, and the onset age of other types of epilepsy is also often within the first 10 years of life. Neonatal epilepsy is often subtle and tends to present as focal recurrences, while older children exhibit more pronounced seizures that are typically generalized.
(2) Recurrence manifestations: The incidence of different types of epilepsy recurrences varies with age, and their clinical manifestations are closely related to the degree of maturation of the central nervous system. In addition to common grand recurrences that can occur at any age in children, neonatal epilepsy typically presents with stereotyped repetitive movements and is often accompanied by abnormal eye movements.
Advice: Given the nature of pediatric epilepsy, it is important to closely monitor children at all times, actively treat the condition, and minimize triggering factors.