Patient's question:
My seven-year-old son suffers from pediatric epilepsy, which was triggered by a high fever. He is unable to take care of himself and is in poor health. There is no history of this condition in our family, and everyone in the house feels very heartbroken for him. We have taken him to major hospitals for treatment, but there has been no significant improvement. I don't know what an episode of this disease looks like.Doctor's answer:
Hello, common types of epilepsy in children include grand mal seizures, absence seizures, and benign childhood epilepsy. During a grand mal seizure, the child suddenly loses consciousness, stops breathing, turns purple, dilates their pupils, becomes rigid, clenches their fists, and then transitions into convulsions with foaming at the mouth. The seizure usually lasts 1 to 5 minutes. In absence seizures, the child suddenly loses consciousness, activity stops, their eyes stare or roll upward, but they do not fall or convulse. The seizure lasts 1 to 10 seconds, and consciousness recovers quickly afterward. During benign childhood epilepsy seizures, there is often twitching on one side of the face, lip, or tongue, which may be accompanied by sensory abnormalities in that area. The child may be unable to speak, drool, and generally remains conscious, with seizures occurring more frequently at night.