Patient's question:
My child suddenly fell to the ground and had a seizure during the spring outing last week. His eyes rolled back, his whole body became stiff, and he was also drooling foam. I was terrified at the time. When I took him to the hospital, the doctor said it was caused by epilepsy.Doctor's answer:
Hello, during a seizure, the cessation of breathing and generalized convulsions can cause damage to brain cells and the destruction of organ function, even leading to death. Moreover, because epilepsy attacks are unpredictable, epilepsy care is particularly important. The treatment for pediatric epilepsy is surgical, as it can be used when drug treatment is ineffective or when the epilepsy is severe. It safely removes the brain tissue that causes seizures in children, known as the epileptic focus (the focus of onset). Only by removing the epileptic focus can postoperative seizure-free outcomes be achieved.