Patient's question:
What are the symptoms of pediatric epilepsy in Kunming? What symptoms occur during an epilepsy seizure?Doctor's answer:
1. Partial seizures: Further divided into simple partial seizures, complex partial seizures, and secondary generalized tonic-clonic seizures. Simple partial seizures are defined by being aware during the seizure. Most complex partial seizures have an aura, which is a simple partial seizure. Simple partial seizures include sensory, motor, autonomic, and psychic symptomatogenic seizures. Complex partial seizures are characterized by impaired consciousness. In practice, it can be difficult to evaluate whether consciousness is impaired from the medical history. The most common method is to ask the patient if they remember the seizure. The patient may remember the aura but can recall being unresponsive to the surrounding environment. Complex partial seizures originating in the frontal lobe are characterized by unusual motor behaviors, such as cycling movements or fencing postures; motor features are more prominent than those originating in the temporal lobe; recovery to baseline is rapid after the seizure; seizures are often clustered. 4) Secondary generalized seizures typically begin with an aura, progress to complex partial seizures, and then to generalized tonic-clonic seizures. They can also progress directly from complex partial seizures or an aura to generalized tonic-clonic seizures. Clinically, it is difficult to classify primary or secondary generalized tonic-clonic seizures solely based on the medical history.2. Generalized seizures: Divided into six main types: (1) Absence seizures; (2) Tonic seizures; (3) Clonic seizures; (4) Myoclonic seizures; (5) Primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures; (6) Atonic seizures. Avoid fatigue, ensure adequate sleep, and adults should get at least 7–9 hours of sleep per day, while children should get at least 8–16 hours. Engage in moderate exercise, such as walking, jogging, badminton, tennis, or table tennis, but avoid swimming, mountain climbing, or diving. Also, try to avoid cycling to prevent falls during a seizure or traffic accidents; watch less TV, and avoid playing electronic games.