Patient's question:
The onset of the illness was in June of this year. Mainly, it involved staring blankly, sometimes with hand tremors lasting about 4 seconds. He was hospitalized and treated at the Children's Hospital of Hangzhou.Doctor's answer:
I have been troubled by petit mal epilepsy for more than five years. Each time I have a seizure, I am completely unaware, aimlessly, rubbing my hands, and smacking my lips. Sometimes it occurs during heavy breathing after exercise, and if it's a grand mal seizure, it's even more frightening. During a grand mal seizure, I lose consciousness upon falling to the ground, foam at the mouth, convulse all over, and lose control of my bowels and bladder. Each seizure lasts for three to five minutes. Every time I wake up, I feel dizzy and have a headache, weak all over, and want to rest. I have several grand mal seizures each month, and the number of petit mal seizures is even higher.