Patient's question:
The child is 8 and a half years old. When they were 1 and a half, they had a fever and a seizure. Ever since then, they have had seizures whenever their fever isn't controlled. Two days ago, they had a four-hour video EEG and MRI. The EEG showed moderate, scattered or intermittent, asynchronous slow wave discharge in both temporal regions and the greater wing of the sphenoid bone during the awake period, with more pronounced activity in the right temporal region. The MRI results showed a slightly reduced volume in the right hippocampus. The doctor said not to start epilepsy medication yet, but to take some brain-boosting protein supplements, immune boosters, and anticonvulsant drugs. They said to wait and see, and if there are no more seizures in the future, everything will be fine. Could you please ask the doctor if these EEG and MRI results can confirm that it is epilepsy?Doctor's answer:
In your case, it may be epilepsy, which refers to a clinical phenomenon caused by abnormal and excessive hypersynchronous discharge of brain neurons. Its characteristics are sudden and transient convulsions or loss of consciousness. It is recommended to first undergo an electroencephalogram (EEG) examination and, if necessary, use phenytoin sodium for treatment.