Patient's question:
Male, 3 years old: Seizure child suspected of epilepsy. Had a febrile seizure at one year old. So far, he has had 9 seizures. The last four temperatures were: 37.5, 37.5, 36, 37. How to confirm if it is epilepsy?Doctor's answer:
If the child only has a simple fever, it is prone to high fever convulsions. Considering that the child may be caused by hyperthermia, it will stimulate the brain nerves. However, with normal body temperature, considering epilepsy, frequent fever and convulsions in children are easily transformed into epilepsy. The onset of epilepsy is caused by the simultaneous abnormal discharge of certain neurons, and then the bioelectricity spreads through physiological conduction pathways, leading to the involvement of nearby and distant brain regions. The abnormal discharge of neurons is mainly due to the inability of neuropeptides to be synthesized in nerve cells and their normal release at synapses, which cannot bind to corresponding receptors on the postsynaptic membrane, thus blocking the normal transmission of information and causing epilepsy. It is recommended that patients seek medical attention promptly.