Patient's question:
Not speaking, limbs not twitching, soft, no foaming at the mouth, body temperature 37.2 degrees. Two days later, the child had a fever, with a highest temperature of 38.2 degrees.Doctor's answer:
Epilepsy, commonly known as "sheep wind," is a common and complex neurological syndrome in childhood characterized by recurrent seizures. It is caused by transient, paroxysmal dysfunction of brain function, leading to convulsive episodes. The etiology is divided into two types: primary and secondary. Clinically, it manifests as repeated muscle spasms and transient abnormalities in consciousness, sensation, and emotion. It is primarily due to incomplete development of the child's nervous system, where stimulation of the cerebral cortex results in excessive and abnormal discharges. During a seizure, most children lose consciousness, with eyes tightly closed or half-open, upward rolling of the eyeballs, clenched jaws, twitching of the corners of the mouth, head extension backward, repetitive flexion and extension of limbs, cyanosis of the lips, body rigidity, and duration of several seconds to several minutes. Epilepsy is a chronic disease.