Patient's question:
What are the symptoms of epilepsy in children?Doctor's answer:
Major seizures: Account for about 50% of epilepsy seizures, typically occurring around 1 year of age or between 14-17 years old. Major seizures can be divided into four stages: (1) Aura stage; (2) Tonic stage; (3) Clonic stage; (4) Recovery stage.2. Minor seizures: Also known as absence seizures, characterized by brief loss of consciousness. Most patients experience complete loss of consciousness, though occasionally they may retain some awareness of their surroundings, be able to hear questions but not respond. The key feature is brief and frequent episodes of unconsciousness. Most seizures last 2-15 seconds, not exceeding 1 minute, occurring several to dozens of times daily. They begin and end suddenly. Symptoms include abrupt interruption of speech and activity, fixed gaze (sometimes upward), occasional paleness, and no preceding aura. Patients may drop objects or break dishes during seizures, but resume normal activity afterward.
3. Psychomotor seizures: Often accompanied by hallucinations, illusions, and automatisms against a backdrop of impaired consciousness. As they are usually caused by temporal lobe abnormalities, they are also referred to as temporal lobe epilepsy. Onset typically occurs later in life, with the first episode often occurring around 20 years of age. Approximately 40% of patients experience aura before seizures, such as discomfort in the stomach, auditory or olfactory hallucinations, dizziness, nausea, or fear. Clinical manifestations can be categorized as: (1) Only impaired consciousness; (2) Cognitive symptoms; (3) Emotional disturbances; (4) Psychosensory symptoms; (5) Psychomotor symptoms; (6) Complex seizures, characterized by a combination of multiple complex symptoms.
4. Focal seizures: Also known as simple seizures,，，，，。