Patient's question:
Doctor, my child suddenly had a seizure in the middle of the night last night. His whole leg was trembling uncontrollably. I quickly held him down, and he kept seizing in my arms. Then his pupils seemed to be focused, and I was very scared. I want to know if his seizure is due to epilepsy or calcium deficiency?Doctor's answer:
According to your description, it's still possible that it might be more like epilepsy than tics. Has it occurred before? Have there been any recent falls? Has there been any head trauma? It's best to go to the hospital for a check-up to rule out whether it's epilepsy. If it is epilepsy, medication intervention will be needed. If it's not, then there's a bit of relief. Otherwise, if no one is around and he has a seizure, it would be quite dangerous.