Patient's question:
A month ago, I had repeated fever for a few days.I want to ask, my niece now faints every day. When she faints, her eyes are closed, but she keeps blinking, her teeth are clenched, and her mouth is to the right. Yesterday, she also fainted. Her limbs were not stiff, but after waking up, she felt like she was sleeping even if we called her, meaning she would fall asleep if she wanted to. Then, no matter how we moved her, she wouldn’t move. Only when we pinched her nose and mouth did she slightly move, and it took about three minutes of pinching her nose and mouth for her to wake up. Is this considered severe epilepsy? Also, when she is sleepy, she slightly drools. Sometimes she suddenly faints and then wakes up laughing, and I don’t know if she is really fainting or just playing tricks on us. Moreover, her temper has become particularly bad.
Doctor's answer:
Epilepsy, commonly known as "" (yáng diān fēng), "" (yáng jiǎo fēng), "" (yáng gāo fēng), or "" (yáng lǐ fēng), is a disease characterized by episodic motor, sensory, cognitive, mental, and autonomic nervous system dysfunction caused by the paroxysmal abnormal discharge of neuronal groups in the brain due to various causes. Symptoms include abdominal pain, hallucinations, coma, stupor, myoclonus, secondary epilepsy, foaming at the mouth, and cyanosis. Your niece may have epilepsy, and it is recommended to go to the hospital for a definitive diagnosis. The child is still young, so early detection and early treatment are crucial.