Patient's question:
Son recently, I don't know what's going on, he keeps trembling all over. Sometimes he falls to the ground and wakes up not knowing what happened. We are very scared and went to the hospital. The doctor said it's childhood tics. I want to know if this childhood tics is related to epilepsy.Doctor's answer:
Hello, in fact, Tourette syndrome in children and epilepsy are two unrelated diseases; they are only somewhat similar in symptoms when they occur. Tourette syndrome in children is mostly a childhood disease caused by neurological dysfunction, characterized by: squinting, grimacing, winking, shaking the head, clearing the throat, shrugging shoulders, waving hands, nodding, kicking legs, twisting the body, and saying dirty words, as well as some involuntary muscle twitches. Epilepsy, commonly known as "frightening madness," is a disease caused by sudden abnormal discharges of brain neurons, leading to temporary brain dysfunction. It can be diagnosed by checking brain waves for epileptic activity through an electroencephalogram.