Patient's question:
Low-grade fever that persisted and recurred, visited the Guangzhou Children's Hospital from April 25 to June 18 this year due to subdural effusion caused by intracranial infection (purulent meningitis). Left brain underwent craniotomy, and right side underwent tube drainage surgery due to capillary rupture. A week ago, she experienced limb convulsions similar to startle reflexes, occurring 5-6 times a day, with each episode lasting around 10-15 seconds. After episodes, she returned to normal activity, mostly occurring during daytime. Yesterday, during follow-up, the doctor diagnosed suspected post-infectious sequelae of meningitis---epilepsy. Currently, our daughter is 7 months old.Doctor's answer:
For epilepsy patients, an electroencephalogram (EEG) is the most important examination. Regardless of the treatment plan the patient chooses (medication or surgery), a long-term video EEG monitoring and related tests are necessary to determine the diagnosis. We recommend that you bring all relevant test results when visiting our hospital.