Patient's question:
My child is a bit abnormal, with particularly pale skin, and muscles can spasm. Sometimes I feel dizzy. After examination, it was said to be benign myoclonic epilepsy. What is benign myoclonic epilepsy?Doctor's answer:
Children with benign myoclonic epilepsy, especially those with obvious organic, genetic, or metabolic causes, as well as those with abnormal neurological signs, almost always have intellectual disability. The younger the age, the higher the incidence of intellectual impairment. Among different recurrence types accompanied by intellectual decline, the order from highest to lowest is infantile spasms, absence seizures, and the more frequent the recurrence, the higher the rate of intellectual disability. Severe recurrences themselves can impair intellectual development.