Patient's question:
Doctors, hello! I am a kindergarten teacher. This morning, one of the students in my class suddenly fell to the ground without any warning, foamed at the mouth, had convulsions all over, and was making loud, nonsensical noises. Later, we called an ambulance, and they said it was a case of epilepsy. The student is now being treated in the hospital!Doctor's answer:
Hello, to prevent the occurrence of epilepsy, a detailed family history should be conducted to understand whether there are seizures and their characteristics among the patient's parents, siblings, and close relatives. For serious genetic diseases that can cause intellectual disability and epilepsy, prenatal diagnosis or newborn screening should be performed to determine whether to terminate the pregnancy or to start early treatment. Preventing delivery accidents and neonatal injuries is one of the important reasons for epilepsy onset, and avoiding such injuries is crucial for epilepsy prevention.