Patient's question:
What are the causes of hereditary epilepsy? I am relieved that I have epilepsy, but I don't like it. We don't have children yet. My parents always urge me to think that my daughter-in-law cannot have children. In fact, I worry that my disease will be passed down to the next generation, and I will have unhealthy children. I have tried many things before, but they had little effect.Doctor's answer:
Automatisms and minor automatisms are very common in absence seizures. As the duration of absence seizures decreases, the incidence of automatisms increases by about 60%. If the seizure lasts for 10 seconds, almost all patients exhibit automatisms, which are usually unrelated to the sustained motor activity before the seizure. These automatisms manifest as lip clicking, lip licking, etc. Simple actions such as dry swallowing, chewing, biting, rubbing the face, or touching clothes.